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Re:Apple Now The Most Valuable Company In The World by jmreid on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @10:31AM (#2868356)
Thanks for the clarification. I've just never heard anyone be as specific about it as you, and I appreciate it. Almost everyone (non-financial sites and reports) considers it all "cash" and reports it as such.
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Re:Apple Now The Most Valuable Company In The World by joshuamerrill on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @11:49AM (#2868757)
Yes, the $76 billion includes $47.7 billion of long term investments, and possibly in there are the value of the supplier agreements that Apple is so famous for.

On the other hand... potato, po-tah-to?

While I'm acutely aware of the vast difference between $28 billion and $76 billion, can anyone name the largest acquisition Apple has ever completed?

More importantly, can anyone recall the amount?

Apple is one of the most acquisition-averse large companies I've ever seen. What they will do with $28 billion--let alone $76 billion--is beyond me.

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