Apple wonders: Where is this recession we keep hearing about?

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NJ5 said:

Xoj said:

NJ5 said:
daveJ they're getting to the same point as Microsoft, where they have little they can do with their money.

They may do what Microsoft did and give a special cash dividend to investors to decrease those cash reserves.

so likely you are microsoft investor? *coughs*

No, I am not. It is widely known that Microsoft once paid out $32 billion to investors to decrease their cash reserves:

http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/articles/microsoftspecialdividend.htm

 

true they did do a pay out back in the day, but if you have been watching MS stock is not even considered a safe place for money right now. 

though on apples side they do need to do something with the money they have..... they could right now buy sony for market cap value +  10% though that would require taking on sonys debt... apple is debt free right now 

 

or buy EA, actiblizz, Take 2, in cash 20% premium and still have money in the bank