Apple to hold call March 19th to talk about its $97.6B in cash

Re:Apple to hold call March 19th to talk about its $97.6B in... by apaprocki on Sunday March 18, 2012 @07:28PM (#3721416)

Given how dependent Apple's devices are on wi-fi, I'd love to see them invest in building out real, full-coverage wi-fi in the top 10 U.S. cities available for free to any Apple device.

Getting into the cellular game seems like a mistake, but investing in wi-fi "towers" to side-step cellular companies seems like a win.

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Re:Apple to hold call March 19th to talk about its $97.6B in... by cmelbye on Sunday March 18, 2012 @07:51PM (#3721507)

Especially when you consider the investment Apple has already made into web services that side-step the cellular establishment (iMessage, FaceTime, iCloud, Push Notifications, App Store, etc). They don't need cell towers, everything works on Wi-Fi.

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Re:Apple to hold call March 19th to talk about its $97.6B in... by asdfpoiu on Sunday March 18, 2012 @07:47PM (#3721480)

Or they can simply keep making money with LTE / G4 without any investments?

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Re:Apple to hold call March 19th to talk about its $97.6B in... by apaprocki on Sunday March 18, 2012 @07:53PM (#3721517)

Trust me, I agree with that more than anything. I don't want to see them spend money on anything, really, if they don't need to. More wishful thinking.. :)

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