Posts by vvswarup

Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69  We get taxed 2-3X why shouldn't they? And is it fair that you get taxed 2-3X? Because if something isn't fair to you, the answer isn't to wish it on someone else. The answer...

I remember reading somewhere that Apple had accrued the amount of tax liability that they would have to pay if they repatriated their overseas cash. Unfortunately, I don't have a source at the moment. I could be wrong.

And is it fair that you get taxed 2-3X? No it's not. But the answer isn't to make others suffer something that's unfair to begin with. The answer should be to figure out a way so you aren't taxed 2-3X.

But I thought the iPad was just a toy! How can it be taking a lead in the enterprise market? I thought business people do REAL work, and we all know the iPad does nothing whatsoever.   I smell something fishy...somebody...

Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta  The 35% number is a red herring. Almost no business (certainly few, if any, of the largest businesses) pay anywhere near that amount. It's not uncommon for large, profitable...

Quote: Originally Posted by Frood        Even more so than R&D and marketing- Apple doesn't make a whole lot of money in France.  They also make next to nothing in 'profits'...

Quote: Originally Posted by Macnewsjunkie  Perhaps Wall Street is right on this one. I don't think Apple should give up it's conservative money management, but it shouldn't put more and more of it's shareholders money in...

Quote: Originally Posted by mvigod  First rule of investing.  Never lose principal.  Second rule is don't fall in love with a stock.  First rule of fight club is don't talk about fight club (Tyler...

Are you being serious or sarcastic?   What those armchair CEOs on Wall Street say is meaningless because in the grand scheme of things, it's cash flow that's going to keep your business in good shape, not a trophy signed by...

Page can preach all he wants about how he wants to do right by the consumer, but at the end of the day, they're a business just like Apple. They're in this to make money. No one should ever believe that.   To those who claim...