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Apple Now Debt Free, Says Internal Memo
An anonymous reader writes "99mac.se publishes an internal memo from Steve Jobs to Apple employees today.
According to the Memo, Jobs states that "Today is a historic day of sorts for our company." Apple used $300 million in cash to pay off the rest of their debt, and is now a debt-free company. A big turnaround from over $1 billion in debt in mid-1997.
Also noted in the memo is that Apple has $4.8 billion in the bank at this time." (Since this is not coming straight from Apple, confirmation -- or debunking -- would be helpful.)
They didn't make a game console that doesn't make money.
You're nothing; like me.
...by putting a whole bunch of iPods on the credit card.
I can debunk it right now - Steve Jobs owes me thousands of dollars for the mental anguish I've experienced when trying to use the imac's original "hockey puck" mouse.
The anti-salmon
Sometimes overcharging does pay off...
I gave jobs three blintz to paint my fence back in '01, maybe now he can get around to doing it.
lose != loose
Now they can afford to cut the price of the ipod mini damn it...
How does this compare? Favorably.
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Apple's stock is up $.07, it must be true! ;-)
Steve's name is on the memo!!
An iPod, a 15 inch PowerBook, iLife '04, Panther... if only I could get debt free. Apple has me hooked, I can't believe how much cash I spend on their products. Well worth it though.
. . .to borrow capital.
KFG
Apple should buy SCO, and then drop all lawsuits. They'll "own" Unix (whatever that means), and they can help continue their commitment to the Open Source community.
There is no gravity...the earth just sucks.
I doubt it's true. That bastard Jobs still owes me $5 from high school.
Non gratis rodentus anus
Sorry, I just wanted to annoy you.
For someone who claims to be an Apple fan, you sure know sweet fuck all about the Microsoft "investment."
As an elitist, snobbish, cult-of-Jobs follower, I am offended by your statements.
They key is to manage the debt carefully, and make sure that the interest payments do not get so large that they start eating away at your profits.
;-)
Would you like to run for Congress?
--You will rephrase your request for me to go to hell. Goto statements are not acceptable programming constructs
Indeed you are slightly mistaken here. Since Apple is now a debt free company, it makes it a more attractive buy for someone else since they do not have to take more debt, it makes it more attractive.
Oh. I see. Instead, we'll have to endure the "Apple is going to be bought by Disney" rumors again. Lucky us.
Jory
One ibook logic board! When I get my ibook back only then will the debt be paid!
Steve Jobs must have replied to one of those anonymous e-mails titled "GET OUT OF DEBT NOW".
Ergonomica Auctorita Illico!
If companies with $4B in cash are responding to spam, we don't have a chance... Allman is right!
Tsunami -- You can't bring a good wave down!
as any Bush-supporting Republican will tell you:
Surplus=BAD EVIL!
Debt=good.
These are my friends, See how they glisten. See this one shine, how he smiles in the light.
How about lets celebrate with Dual-G5s all around?
Who did what now?
but i thought apple was dying?
-1 troll
for all intents and purposes HP and Dell run the same OS
...now for intensive purposes i likes me sum vasoleeeeeen
I bought an iBook on Friday for around $1300 without tax. That must have been the sale that pushed them over the edge.
Of course, it doesn't hurt to colonize numerous less powerfull nations, systematically remove all profit and natural resources, then "benevolently" grant said colonies their independence when everything of value is gone and they're no longer profitable to the empire.
Hmm, maybe that's why the dollar is so weak compared to the pound....
God invented whiskey so the Irish would not rule the world.
Am I the only person here that has absolutely no idea what any of that means ? It kind of lost me after '$300 million...'.
Never, ever lose a file again. Ever.
Bah. See my sig. MS sold their shares of Apple a long time ago.
"The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved." -- John Ashcroft
Ah so the US must be doing REALLY great then! The federal government owes $7 TRILLION in debt!
All it took was for Jobs to respond to an email informing him that m0rttgage rattes are at an ALLL T1ME L0W, refnance now!
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"And what would you havve me do?" Said Emma. The Rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain.
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Jobs probably used that $5 to buy his first black T-shirt at Mervyn's in 1972.
"Things are more moderner than before- bigger, and yet smaller- it's computers-- San Dimas High School football RULES!"
They copied Apple.
"I don't think it's selfish, to eat defenseless shellfish." -NOFX
I wonder if Apple actually replied to one of those "Get out of Debt!" spams.
And I just noticed that $300 million is missing from my PayPal acctount! The bastards.
Here's what I do: Bitty Browser & Andromeda
Not to mention the Germans who didn't even manage to colonise anyone at the time.
Well, other than France, that is.
--Greg
Where are the Wired magazine articles about how to "save" Apple?
Where in the hell is Dvorak when you need him?!
Read the EFF's Fair Use FAQ
Nonsense! I happen to know that you had to be able to spell "Internet" in order to get the VC millions.
Silly monkey.
Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!
You played Lemonade Stand in high school?
:-)
:-)
Actually, yes
Don't you know all the cool kids were playing Oregon Trail.
D'oh! At my school, the hot game was Three Mile Island. We never got the good games!
A dingo ate my sig...
Maybe they teach that in the second year at Georgia Tech.