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Apple … While not as innovative as most people would like make no mistake Apple is a financial wizard. Credit goes to Lucas Maestri CFO who has taken advantage of many financial opportunities and made money for Apple. A perfect example would be issuing bonds when rates were low
 
Apple … While not as innovative as most people would like make no mistake Apple is a financial wizard. Credit goes to Lucas Maestri CFO who has taken advantage of many financial opportunities and made money for Apple. A perfect example would be issuing bonds when rates were low
#1 in financial engineering.
 
If we made a graph how coincidentally they introduce bugs with new software updates and put that on top of this graph. You will see a fine line of forced upgrades that enabling them the YoY revenue.

Forced upgrades? You sound the the "force you to buy" donkeys.
 
Imagine if they moved corporate headquarters to a tax haven country is what I imagined just there.

Some taxes are ok - we need our civilization and society - but 50% is outrageous. Why does the government deserve such an amount?

They don't. It would encourage them to reinvest and do research… that grows the economy long term.
 
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