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Apple's Unused Cash Pile

Apple's Unused Cash Pile

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Jan 28, 2012
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It may seem a tribute to the late Steve Jobs that he left it with a pile of cash US$97 billion high. But all the good that Apple devices have done could be offset by that pile of unused money. A cash horde that big is of no use to Apple itself – it is far too large to be invested sensibly in related products or services or to create new devices. Meanwhi…

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