Re:Apple now has more cash than Microsoft
by netcan on Sunday October 26, 2008 @08:20PM
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I think it is important t distinguish between 'doesn't mean anything' & 'doesn't mean X'.
It doesn't mean that Apple has a brighter future or that it's a better investment. It may even (as you say) mean bad things. But it does mean some things. Another big tech being cashed up may mean that big consumer tech companies might start paying dividends. It might mean Apple start trying to buy other companies like MS have.
Apple is a big player that has overtaken another big player in cash, a player known for having a lot of it. So this can almost be considered an industry trend now. That's meaningful & newsworthy. I think that is meaningful. Maybe it means (like you say) that the industry that the companies (industry) is having a hard time finding valuable things to invest that cash in.
It doesn't mean that Apple has a brighter future or that it's a better investment. It may even (as you say) mean bad things. But it does mean some things. Another big tech being cashed up may mean that big consumer tech companies might start paying dividends. It might mean Apple start trying to buy other companies like MS have.
Apple is a big player that has overtaken another big player in cash, a player known for having a lot of it. So this can almost be considered an industry trend now. That's meaningful & newsworthy. I think that is meaningful. Maybe it means (like you say) that the industry that the companies (industry) is having a hard time finding valuable things to invest that cash in.