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Re:Eight Years On, Google Fiber Is a Faint Echo of the Disru... by Zhyl on Monday March 05, 2018 @08:44AM (#16520949)
Or moreover it shows that money isn't necessarily the limiting factor in success that many perceive it to be.
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Re:Eight Years On, Google Fiber Is a Faint Echo of the Disru... by maxxxxx on Monday March 05, 2018 @09:33AM (#16521259)
That's what I am thinking when people talk about tax cuts. Apple or Google don't need more money. They already have more than they can invest productively.
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Re:Eight Years On, Google Fiber Is a Faint Echo of the Disru... by ISL on Monday March 05, 2018 @10:46AM (#16521779)
That's an explanation -- another is that Apple and Google believe that future uses of the resources could yield greater aggregate return (or serve as a bulwark against a downturn).

"Cash is a call option with no expiration date" https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/042613/cash-...

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