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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by nrjames on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @04:55PM (#13535621)
I can't even fathom that amount of money.
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by archmikhail on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @04:57PM (#13535634)
Analysts remain "concerned" about $AAPL growth because world forests cannot produce enough paper for how much cash $AAPL continues to print.
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by sparky_z on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @05:03PM (#13535693)
The good news is that the Irish government uses Euros, which are made of cotton fiber, not wood pulp.
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by cgh on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @05:12PM (#13535783)
US dollars are made of cotton and linen.
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by sparky_z on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @05:20PM (#13535859)
I almost mentioned that too (basically nobody makes money out of paper, it's too fragile), but it ruined the snappiness of the quip.
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by ricardonunez on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @05:50PM (#13536138)
Microsoft and Alphabet are printing money. Apple had to go digital.
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by freehunter on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @06:33PM (#13536509)
That's why they switched to high resolution displays, so they could fit all the zeros in their bank account on the screen without scrolling.
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by ChuckMcM on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @05:08PM (#13535743)
you know you are in trouble when we start having electron shortages resulting in not enough electrons to erase flash chips so we can program in the large bank balances :-)
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by thecosas on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @05:00PM (#13535675)
One was quoted, saying "The paper shortage due to Apple's enormous cash reserves are overblown; that's why they have Apple Pay."
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by deeth_starr on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @05:21PM (#13535871)
$AAPL has requested the mint start making them 1 trillion dollar coins
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by ci5er on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @05:12PM (#13535786)
It's easily enough to fund the US Federal government for about 3 weeks. A bit over 10 days if state and local are factored in.

Imagine! If the US Federal government were able to find a way to take half of that money, they'd be able to struggle along for almost two more whole weeks!

Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by r00fus on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @05:53PM (#13536174)
Imagine if Apple management were a bunch of tax (aka revenue) cutters that also spent all the tax revenue handing it out to their cronies via earmarks and carve-outs in the annual budget?

It's easy to blame the Federal government when it's leadership is hell-bent on breaking it by unfunded mandates, croynism and expensive wars while also cutting the tax revenues.