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former9thward

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44. Your last set of figures has got to be way off.

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:39 PM

Jan 2012

Unless you are leaving off 3 zeros at the end. No way is just 288 shares or even 50,000 in the top ten of individual shareholders.

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So Apple is about to have 100 BILLION cash on hand. [View all] Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 OP

Because they can get their parts from slave labor factories in China. Denninmi Jan 2012 #1

Well *someone* has to keep the private jet industry going. redqueen Jan 2012 #2

What you and I consider sarcasm would be what some people are completely serious about. HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #75

One Word FredisDead Jan 2012 #3

That is the word! DocMac Jan 2012 #12

.... bigwillq Jan 2012 #23

Would LOVE to see all that money wiped out by hyperinflation. Zalatix Jan 2012 #4

It won't happen. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #11

That would also destroy all the debt that plagues the economy trackfan Jan 2012 #20

Because those dividend checks keep rolling in, making the rich fucks who run Apple even richer. tridim Jan 2012 #5

What dividend checks? n/t FreeState Jan 2012 #26

Beat Me To It we can do it Jan 2012 #33

No dividends for common shareholders laundry_queen Jan 2012 #38

Anybody think that a windfall profits tax would work here? nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #6

We need like a 60% profit tax any more. Like lotto winnings. Initech Jan 2012 #8

That would be a start. nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #13

Lottery winnings are taxed as regular income. nt hack89 Jan 2012 #16

Lust for profit is why. Initech Jan 2012 #7

I was so for the underdog status of Apple in the mid 90's, getting pounded by Microsoft and Intel Demonaut Jan 2012 #9

Because their stockholders would howl for their blood. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #10

You mean all those union pension funds? My retired parents? Anyone with a 401K? hack89 Jan 2012 #17

Like Mine and Lots of Other Hardworking People we can do it Jan 2012 #34

70% of Apple stock is in mutual funds hack89 Jan 2012 #18

So you don't there are any Apple shareholders in the 99%? badtoworse Jan 2012 #21

List of major Apple shareholders: Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #28

Your point? badtoworse Jan 2012 #29

You asked. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #36

Apple is up 22% over the past 52 weeks, compared to 1.5% for the S&P 500 badtoworse Jan 2012 #45

So, if Apple moved back to the states and their stock prices took a big dive as a result... Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #47

All of their shareholders would likely be very upset... badtoworse Jan 2012 #49

And which shareholders are the most likely to have power over the decision Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #51

This is going to sound cold badtoworse Jan 2012 #54

Yes. That's what I said in post #10. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #55

I know you said that badtoworse Jan 2012 #58

Then don't hold Apple up as anything other than a pack of vultures. nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #64

Other than the fact that Apple has been extraordinarily successful... badtoworse Jan 2012 #67

The problem is that Apple wants all the benefits of the American market Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #68

Apple is no different than any other corporation that operates internationally... badtoworse Jan 2012 #72

Your last set of figures has got to be way off. former9thward Jan 2012 #44

really? k/r bonzotex Jan 2012 #14

You are asking the wrong question badtoworse Jan 2012 #22

Nonsense. Apple could cut the cost of the iphone by 2/3rds... girl gone mad Jan 2012 #31

I honestly don't blame them. Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #15

Um, except Apple makes that money by saying a lusty FUCK YOU to American labor. Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #24

How much would an iPhone cost if it were made by American labor? badtoworse Jan 2012 #27

Labor is really only a small part of the cost of manufacturing (about %10) EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2012 #32

Manufacturing plus profit margin from Foxconn.. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #40

Everyone gets away with it. Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #43

Except my laptop cost a thrid of what a macbook does Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #61

I always found that there's a fair chance you ended up having to replace it a third sooner Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #66

In other words, fit and finish are worth the extra Chinese blood, sweat, and tears. Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #69

Find a computer that wasn't made there at all Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #70

Nah, just the overpriced tech bought by hypocrites and idiots Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #71

First of all... Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #73

Why would it have to cost more at all? nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #57

Labor, energy and regulatory compliance are all more more expensive here than in China badtoworse Jan 2012 #59

So they use the advantages living in the USA gives them SomethingFishy Jan 2012 #46

because that's not enough for the major shareholders- who happen to be themselves notadmblnd Jan 2012 #19

It's very simple. American consumers wouldn't pay the high cost of producing their products here badtoworse Jan 2012 #25

Bullshit. There is plenty of info in this thread to prove that wrong. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #50

How do you think Walmart stays in business? badtoworse Jan 2012 #52

Well you just completely moved the goal posts. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #53

One poster estimated an American made iPhone would cost $65 more badtoworse Jan 2012 #56

Who at DU has an Iphone, IPAD, IPOD, or Apple computer? I don't. They're overpriced... Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #30

I Have All, Don't Have the Time To Waste On Inferior Junk we can do it Jan 2012 #35

I'm just waiting for MS to require app approval. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #41

My supplier doesn't have $100B in the bank from fucking over Americans AND Chinese. Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #63

So Pushing Fewer Inferior Products Is OK? we can do it Jan 2012 #76

You've never had to buy music through iTunes for use on an Apple device. Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #39

I Think You Replied To the Wrong Post (I Do Agree with you) we can do it Jan 2012 #74

I have over 1,000 songs on my iPod Touch, and not a single one was purchased from iTunes. Elwood P Dowd Jan 2012 #65

Yeah, but in which COUNTRY(IES) are the fund held? BadgerKid Jan 2012 #37

Foxconn Thrill Jan 2012 #42

See what you can accomplish with the cheapest labor possible? n/t OhioChick Jan 2012 #48

How about a 100 BILLION reasons why? Hugabear Jan 2012 #60

it would cost an extra three bucks an iphone Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #62