It's way too early to call Google's Nexus 7 tablet an iPad threat. But Google Play is indeed a potential threat to Apple, Microsoft and Amazon platforms.
Google could follow Microsoft this week in announcing its would-be Apple iPad killer. An industry analyst tells us that the tablet is already in production.
Apple's stretch of 31 closes below its 50-day was its longest since it ended a 69 trading day streak on December 5th, 2008 (during the depths of the financial crisis).