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Re:Beware the ‘Buyback Economy’ by asdsa5325 on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @08:21PM (#17299254)
Yep, Apple also has tons of cash reserves, so taking on debt doesn't really matter for them.
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Re:Beware the ‘Buyback Economy’ by jonknee on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @08:22PM (#17299263)
And they were taking on debt as a work around for double taxes on foreign income. At crazy low rates because they are not a credit risk whatsoever. It was basic accounting.
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