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greginprague said:

melgross said:

Quite frankly. $0.26 is well under what Apple should be paying. They buy much more stock back than they pay in dividends.

They “could” pay much more than $0.26 quarterly.  Why should they do so?  I prefer the buybacks.  That doesn’t create a taxable event for me.  I think they pay a 1% fee to buy back versus a 15-20% qualified divided tax rate for most folks.  How is that better?

It creates no taxable event because it creates virtually no income. Apple doesn't need to be a dividend machine like, say, traditional utilities, but not even cracking 1% is pretty insulting to holders. Shares are down 13% in the last six months and 6.4% in the last 12 months, so don't tell me I should be happy because I'm making money from a growth stock.

anthogag said:

Sure, fully armed ICE agents backed by the army should be scared as they attempt to apprehend people at work. How many ICE agents are members of the far right? They seem to be attacking people at work with over-the-top violence. 

Well, when cruelty is one of the key components of the policy, what should one expect?

This app isn't any more illegal than one that warns about speed traps.

I, too, am not thrilled about this release. I'm quickly approaching the "no choice but to upgrade" point with my iPhone SE (just plain SE, as in, the original) because apps are starting to drop support. I just want as close to the same experience as I can get. That's not going to be a 16e. And I don't want to buy an SE3 that's years old the day it's bought. C'mon, Apple, there are people of folks that want quality without all the bells and whistles.