I dunno. I think it's surprisingly easy for giving by rich people to go under the radar. Besides asking charities not to publicize their name, it's simply not that easy to get wind of where people give their money and how much they give. For all we know, Jobs could be giving hundreds of $500 checks (like many other billionaires) and we'd never know it.
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Steve Jobs Ranked as 42nd Richest American With Net Worth of $6.1 Billion
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I dunno. I think it's surprisingly easy for giving by rich people to go under the radar. Besides asking charities not to publicize their name, it's simply not that easy to get wind of where people give their money and how much they give. For all we know, Jobs could be giving hundreds of $500 checks (like many other billionaires) and we'd never know it.
I really don't get those complaining about Steve's lack of donation to charity. Seriously, have you any idea what investment is about? His $6.1B might just be $61B or $610B tomorrow if he has them invested. I'm sure he does. Maybe he doing just so he can donate more than a couple of billions to charity after retiring. That's right, he hasn't even retired yet.
Meg Whitman is a twit. Have you read this article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?entry_id=31899
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In those threads (and many more), I correctly claim about owning shares of AAPL (as well as other securities).Green™;11109444 said:I know enough not to brag about buying AAPL and apparently selling it before it hits the magical price of 300 which is about to happen.
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Yep, turns out I was thinking of you after all.
Oh, and there are many many more.
However, I own zero options. Clearly, you have a severe deficiency in your understanding of the stock market.
I was right. You are wrong.
I will let one of the other MacRumors readers school you on the difference, you can learn about it yourself, or you can continue to make the same embarrassing error by not comprehending the fundamental difference between actual shares and stock options. (Hint: it's not semantics.)
Ahahahahahahaha!!!!!
Gotta hand it to Steve, dude is loaded and still wears regular stuff. I respect that, life isn't about flaunting.
Really? That's the response I would expect from my 2 year old son, not a full grown male who prides himself on his vast knowledge being a stock holder.In those threads (and many more), I correctly claim about owning shares of AAPL (as well as other securities).
However, I own zero options. Clearly, you have a severe deficiency in your understanding of the stock market.
I was right. You are wrong.
Ahahahahahahaha!!!!!
I do have investments in AAPL, and have made some good cash so if I offended you by saying stock options opposed as to stock, you can cry yourself to sleep, alright?
At the day's end, at least I can say that I don't have the mindset of a child and use retorts like:
I was right. You are wrong.
Ahahahahahahaha!!!!!
With 6 billion dollars, Steve should be able to carry however many ninja stars he wants on planes. And Steve Jobs isn't a greedy *******, as some of you have said. It's not like all of you guys are giving away every cent you have except whatever you need for the truly bare essentials.
Oh, so you finally learned the difference between exercisable options and actual shares. Congratulations!Green™;11109523 said:I do have investments in AAPL, and have made some good cash so if I offended you by saying stock options opposed as to stock, you can cry yourself to sleep, alright?
The offensive thing is that you put words in my mouth that I did not utter. I DO NOT OWN STOCK OPTIONS. Don't tell me I do, because I don't and I never said I did. If you spoke in front of a judge and said that I owned stock options, your case would be tossed out of court. Frankly, no lawyer would even bother representing you. You have no case.
Oh, and congratulations on netting some cash from your transactions of AAPL. I have zero realized gain.
In that regard, you have done infinitely better than me.
And without a doubt, I will not cry myself to sleep!
Oh, so you finally learned the difference between exercisable options and actual shares. Congratulations!
The offensive thing is that you put words in my mouth that I did not utter. I DO NOT OWN STOCK OPTIONS. Don't tell me I do, because I don't and I never said I did. If you spoke in front of a judge and said that I owned stock options, your case would be tossed out of court. Frankly, no lawyer would even bother representing you. You have no case.
Oh, and congratulations on netting some cash from your transactions of AAPL. I have zero realized gain.
In that regard, you have done infinitely better than me.
And without a doubt, I will not cry myself to sleep!
Glad to hear you accept defeat.
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Don't hold your breath. Pure wishful thinking.
Jobs is well known for not giving to charity for some reason.
Haha that's creepy. 42 is also part of the LOST numbers that never got explained (actually part of the Valenzetti equation, but whatever)
4 8 15 16 23 42.
I didn't admit defeat. The game isn't over. Again, you are putting words in my mouth. You really need to stop that.Green™;11109569 said:Glad to hear you accept defeat.
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The game is only over after we both pull out of our AAPL investments and the earnings are tabulated.
However, you are right about another thing: go !
Something to remember
Steve started NeXT and Pixar with money out of his own wallet. If steve had given too much to charity in the late 70s and early 80s: Steve might not be at apple now and pixar would have never existed.
So don't blame him too much for not giving billions to charity. He'll probably do something worthwhile with the money anyway.
Steve started NeXT and Pixar with money out of his own wallet. If steve had given too much to charity in the late 70s and early 80s: Steve might not be at apple now and pixar would have never existed.
So don't blame him too much for not giving billions to charity. He'll probably do something worthwhile with the money anyway.
It read's "net worth of $6.1 billion" not how much money the dude actually has in pocket, nor income....
Sure they've got more money than the wild smoker... so that's obviously why the comment arrived here...
Yeah, I'd like to hear what charities Jobs supports... Probably the charity of his own wallet.
Well you're contributing to what goes into his pocket with your iPhone, Mac mini and Macbook.
What's with all the negative comments and ratings? Is it bad for someone to be successful? Shouldn't a man be rewarded for his success and hard work?
Last I heard his salary was $1. The majority of his wealth is in stocks, as I understand. If his company succeeds, he succeeds. If his company fails, so does his bottom line. How can that be greedy?
Also were it not for his success, we'd all be roaming around GleeRumors.com, or something ridiculous like that.
Last I heard his salary was $1. The majority of his wealth is in stocks, as I understand. If his company succeeds, he succeeds. If his company fails, so does his bottom line. How can that be greedy?
Also were it not for his success, we'd all be roaming around GleeRumors.com, or something ridiculous like that.
I guess Steve Jobs could have been worth $16.4B (or probably closer to 17.4B since this article is from May) if he was as good in the stock market as he is on the stage unveiling new devices.
To be fair, I'm sure a lot of us would have done the same thing he did.
Jobs blew $10.3B
To be fair, I'm sure a lot of us would have done the same thing he did.
Jobs blew $10.3B
I'm sure he could give away more. But it's not like he's got 6 billion dollars tucked away under a mattress. Most of his money is tied up in long term investments. Sure, he could sell off some shares to free up some cash to give away. But I really doubt you're selling off your own stuff to be able to give to charity. Once he's cashed everything out and he's sitting on a giant pile of money, then we can criticize his choice of keeping his hard earned money for himself. Until then, let's just deal with reality.
