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Re:A Tech-Driven Boom Is Coming; Please Be Patient by bob_theslob646 on Thursday December 28, 2017 @06:21AM (#16021468)
It's not because of the IT dominance per say, it this: "Apple's mound of cash and cash equivalents continued to scrape the cloudline this quarter, coming in at $268.9 billion in the company's quarterly earnings report." (https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/02/how-much-cash-does-apple-hav...)

He is betting that in some shape or form, they will put that cash to work or issue a nice dividend.

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Re:A Tech-Driven Boom Is Coming; Please Be Patient by fishcolorbrick on Thursday December 28, 2017 @12:35PM (#16023434)
"Apple's mound of cash and cash equivalents continued to scrape the cloudline..."

Cloudline is being modest... a stack of a trillion dollars in singles will take you 25% of the way to the Earth's moon.

https://www.wired.com/2011/09/stacking-one-trillion-dollars/

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Re:A Tech-Driven Boom Is Coming; Please Be Patient by addicted on Thursday December 28, 2017 @07:48AM (#16021728)
The Apple investment is probably driven by similar principles as their Coca Cola investment.
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