Apple,Microsoft and Google hold 23% of all U.S. corporate cash

Posted by kiyanwang on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @02:38PM
from the geekwire.com dept.

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/apple-microsoft-google-hold-nearly-quarter-u-s-corporate-cash/

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Re:Apple,Microsoft and Google hold 23% of all U.S. corporate... by nibs on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @02:45PM (#11764396)

At least Google acts somewhat optimistic (trying to fund as many interesting things as possible). Apple and Microsoft are the kings of surgically ensuring positive contribution margin to the exclusion of voyaging into the unknown. I have never run a $x00B company to know what runs through your head, but I find it strange that this cash is not plowed into new ideas.

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Re:Apple,Microsoft and Google hold 23% of all U.S. corporate... by nametakenobv on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @04:01PM (#11765026)

No worthwhile ideas to pursue. Microsoft Research does a lot of idea pursuing nevertheless.

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Re:Apple,Microsoft and Google hold 23% of all U.S. corporate... by nibs on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @08:38AM (#11769309)

Lately especially. It is exciting.

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