He received restricted stock worth $583 million last year, and that is now worth almost $900 million. $11 million is a drop in the bucket.
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Apple to Host Conference Call Monday Concerning its Near $100 Billion Cash Balance
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He received restricted stock worth $583 million last year, and that is now worth almost $900 million. $11 million is a drop in the bucket.
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They should buy mines in multiple countries to secure access to rare earth materials. That is one finite resource that they need to lock up for the long-term.
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They should buy mines in multiple countries to secure access to rare earth materials. That is one finite resource that they need to lock up for the long-term.
Use the money to introduce a couple of more products: a 4.5 inch iPhone and a 7 inch iPad, so people have more choices
Ok, wishful thinking here. But I would dump my terribly buggy Android for smooth and reliable iPhone if it had a big screen
Ok, wishful thinking here. But I would dump my terribly buggy Android for smooth and reliable iPhone if it had a big screen
And then all the other companies will try to copy by allowing you to go wherever you want, but their cars keeps shutting themselves down twenty times a day
The AT&T car would slow down to 10 MPH after you go 2048 miles in one month.
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Highly unlikely.they're buying Disney or some other media monster
The most plausible scenario is a combination of a stock buyback plus a one-time dividend payout.
The latter is still pretty sketchy.
hmm. i wonder what they will do with it? dividends? maybe they plan to buy twitter or something?
I cant be the only member who wondered why Apple doesnt own the whole experience (including the carrier/cell sites).
Biggest problem? They cant own a carrier in every country, let alone a couple without upsetting the other carrier partners.
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HA! That made me laugh. I guess I'm just giddy with my iPad 3rd gen. Wooooo.
Being a cellular carrier is capital-intensive. First of all, you need to spend billions of dollars just to get licensing rights to use the spectrum. Then you have to build towers and base stations, upgrade them every decade or so when a new generation of wireless technology takes hold, and spend billions in between just keeping them up to date.
Apple is NOT a capital-intensive business. They need to spend a lot on product design and marketing, but they outsource manufacturing. That is a big reason why they have amassed a huge cash stockpile. They make a lot of profits, but don't need to reinvest a lot to keep the lights on.
Us old timers we gotta stick together. These young kids these days
When I joined, we had to walk to school five miles, barefoot, in the snow, uphill, both ways
Doubt it. SJ was never into charity - he could have helped a lot with some large donations for pancreatic cancer research.
Kodak can likely be bought for 2-3 Billion easy. Then what? FWIW, Apple would need to address this even if Steve was still alive and CEO. Problem is, most of that cash is offshore, there will be hell to pay (taxes) when brought back in, if that is part of the plan.
They could buy Yahoo... And make it the default iOS and OSX search engine and web ad network.
If you're having financial worries, I feel bad for you, son
I've got 99 problems, but my 100th billion ain't one
I've got 99 problems, but my 100th billion ain't one
I hope they do not start paying a dividend. I have apple stock and I would rather they put the money into R&D, Server Farms, School Discount Programs, and new tech acquisitions. Apple Investors do not need anymore money. The stock has been so butter golden.
Ugh I hope it's not dividends. They're such a bore and show a subservience to large investors. Dividends rarely result in an equitable rise in stock prices.
I feel like there would be a rumor or two if it was a large company. Maybe some smaller companies or startups related to where they think they're going.
Also a large purchase of Kodak would be pricey relative to value. Repatriation taxes would kind of burn any potential profit from a purchase (unless they see some serious growth from the company).
It'll most likely be a dividend, but I'll hold out some hope for a super fun purchase.
I feel like there would be a rumor or two if it was a large company. Maybe some smaller companies or startups related to where they think they're going.
Also a large purchase of Kodak would be pricey relative to value. Repatriation taxes would kind of burn any potential profit from a purchase (unless they see some serious growth from the company).
It'll most likely be a dividend, but I'll hold out some hope for a super fun purchase.
If it's a big enough purchase you keep it quiet until you're ready to announce it. Look at Motorola-Google. That was kept quiet until the end.