Re:Apple has a record $250B in the bank
by jjtheblunt on Monday May 01, 2017 @03:55PM
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You didn't justify the "should return" sentence: why should they?
How about starting their Innovative ideas does not require $250B?
But I have always wanted Apple to 1. Go into Property market. Not sure if that is possible for their choice of Location, but may be they should pick 50+ flagship store and actually own it.
2. Build a worldwide Neutral LTE / Wifi Network.
Both Huge in capital investment but offer a long term return.
They have, which is why they only have $160B in net cash. They will do more when allowed to repatriate it at a reasonable tax rate.
Re:Apple has a record $250B in the bank
by sammydavis on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @03:25PM
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Yeah, how can you do anything just that little amount? /s
The could give their shareholders billions and still have plenty left over to do anything.
They've paid shareholders close to $100B and will pay more. But their hands are tied on most of the money until congress passes a tax holiday.
But if they do that they are admitting they aren't innovative.. Catch-22.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q26XIKtwXQ
As I read it: if AAPL had any idea at all what to do with this cash, they would deploy it. They are completely out of innovative ideas, and are just turning the product crank. Instead, they should return $$ to investors in the form of a dividend.