Yup, and a loss is called a loss, not a gain. When you invest, you are dealing in probabilities and potentialities. When you exit, you are dealing with actual

Yup, and a loss is called a loss, not a gain. When you invest, you are dealing in probabilities and potentialities. When you exit, you are dealing with actualities. When you actually lose money, it is one of your failures, not one of your successes. I think what actually happened was the deal fell through and Apple ate their lunch anyway, right? What do you call that?