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TechGuy678 said:

So Apple and the others who kept their money abroad (at least on paper) have now successfully lobbied themselves into the same tax bracket as people earning roughly 9k to 38k per year.

SpamSandwich said:

randominternetperson said:

SpamSandwich said:

radster360 said:

Let’s hope that part of the repatriated money is returned back to the stock holders as form as special dividend. Creating jobs and stuff is good, but I also hope they use to money to buy technology or additional revenue stream - Maybe really consider picking up Netflix.

Netflix is definitely not going to happen because the current studio agreement will not survive the sale of the company. But I suspect there will be a series of very large dividends.

I hope not.  I don't want a few exceptional dividends from Apple.  If they want to increase dividends for the long-haul, that would be ok, but I like my Apple gains tucked away in deferred capital gains and not dumped into my AGI.

Do you reinvest all of your dividends? I have since the beginning of owning my stock. Also, “AGI”?

randominternetperson said:

'For years the company infamously refused to repatriate billions in overseas cash unless it was granted a tax "holiday."'

That would be a good line in a opinion piece.  No so great in a news story.

Did I "infamously refuse" to pay taxes on the money I contributed to 501k?

Also, where is the link to the actual announcement in the story? https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/01/apple-accelerates-us-investment-and-job-creation/

kharvel said:

rob53 said:

lorin schultz said:

rob53 said:

[...] Of course my biggest issue with all of these routers is their cost. 

My initial reaction was sticker shock, but then I realized I paid more than that to have multiple Airports, and they don't provide mesh coverage.

Would even a decent router and extenders by much less expensive that what this costs?

I have two Airports configured to provide the same type of coverage mesh systems provide. Apple makes it real easy to configure the second device and it uses the same SSID so what's the difference between this configuration and a mesh system? I hardwired the second Airport to the first via ethernet so I wouldn't lose any speed. Apple sells the Extreme for $199, Amazon has refurbished for $169. The Veloc info says there are no unsightly connecting cables, but you still have the power cord and the main ethernet cable from your cable/DSL modem so there are cables involved. The Veloc has two ethernet ports so they can be connected the same way I connected my Airports.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202056 I used the roaming  configuration. Using Airport Utility, go under Wireless, then drop down menu to Extend Wireless Network. The Utility handles all the configuration settings and you're off and running. I haven't tried using a third Airport but I see no reason why this wouldn't work.

I am very interested in hearing other people's opinions on this set-up.  I'm thinking of getting another Airport Extreme and setting up a mesh network in the same fashion as rob53.  Does anyone know if this set-up would be just as good as a Netgear Orbi or Ubiquiti Amplifi mesh network?  

giraffe said:

lkrupp said:

Apple used to make their own printers, including the Laserwriter. They made their own monitors. They even made a digital camera. In my opinion it’s just common sense that Apple decided to let peripheral manufacturers who specialize in certain peripherals do their thing. The problem , as we saw with the LG monitor, is that those manufacturers aren’t always on the same level of quality. With the Linksys mesh routers they have the category covered. The Airport Extreme and the Time Capsule are still available.

The Linksys mesh routers do not include a USB port so there is no way to attach a USB printer or hard drive.  So diminished capability in comparison to the Apple products whatever you think of them.