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    jfordland: You're not the brightest colden. Does dell compete with Apple? Hell yes. Dell's market share make's apple's look pitiful. You here so much about "Appl... more »
    colden.hippisley: Something I don't understand is why people in this discussion keep suggesting that Apple might be saving up to buy Dell... WHY?? Why would Apply buy ... more »
    sbmeirow: It appears just like the overpriced housing graph to me. Apple stock is way only priced because the moronic fan boys. more »
    anduin1: How is this real, following the ipod and its few gens the stock doubled, far earlier than iphones announcement #chartoftheday more »
    nerv11: Does Steve do Charities? Donations? Things to help the poor? Those could be considered good acts from the heart, since they leach enough from the appl... more »
    S-Express: That pile of ca$h fuels a number of things for Apple: 1) R&D - they can out R&D spend the opposition and stay 3+ years ahead, as they did with the iP... more »
    OpenPotion: Can we project into the future the demise of microsoft at the hands of apple and google? #chartoftheday more »
    njso18: I'm guessing they don't need 34b for this, but is it possible that Apple buy NVidia? I kind of think that would make some sense. I'm really not sure w... more »
    WWSJD: read "in the beginning was the command line" by Neal Stephensen it explains why both MS and Apple carry massive loads of cash. Its a ten year old es... more »
    moeblw: The dollar is tanking faster than apples is gaining capital, that's called a loss. #chartoftheday more »
    malibumac: The chart probably isn't all that accurate but it looks like the iPhone brought a ton more profit that the ipod, imac, and ibook. Even with the openin... more »
    someToast: Thank god Microsoft paid Apple $150 million in 1997, eh? Really saved their bacon. #chartoftheday more »
    smg3er001: They're trying to use that cash to pull a Skywalker Ranch move and buy up lots of land and executive office space down in the Monterey area from what ... more »
    jepzilla: That's... not good. Sure, some cash is important for operational purposes, but not $34B. If they don't have some spectacular purpose in mind, that mon... more »
    mullingitover: You guys should make a list of the things/companies Apple could buy, in cash. I'll start it off: Dell Computers. #chartoftheday more »
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    Apple's Soaring Pile Of Cash

    Apple brought Steve Jobs back to the company in December 1996. Since then, he's been building a massive pile of cash, rolling out new product after new product. More »