If only Apple hadn't purchased several mapping companies over the last few years. Like C3, PlaceBase, and Poly9. Those might be a great hedge against Google trying to pull services from Apple.
Also, you might want to check which mobile platform makes Google the most money from searches. It might surprise you.
I'd suspect it's more along the lines of where Apple makes their money - hardware. Hit your competitors hard, and get more profit. Google is not a direct competitor of Apple, only an enabler of their competitors.
Most companies paying 20% dividends are doing so because their stock price has been going down for some time. Not because their payouts have been going up.
Because you know better than them what to do with cash to run the company?
See Apple, and how they use their cash hoard to leverage better pricing, buying up ALL manufacturing, etc. to continue to drive their business, and their profits, better than anyone on Wall Street could ever imagine.
The dividend is currently paying 3%. That's not a nice check, that's a cost of living increase while you can't spend your core assets.
If you want a decent dividend check, look at utility stocks - 6 to 8%. So 2+ times larger checks. Or communications companies, that are paying 6-15% dividends.
No, it's that you value other things over spending hours building & installing a machine.
I like to spend time with my wife & kids outside of work. I like to spend time with friends. I like to spend time playing hockey. Not hiding in the basement building a computer.
That's not really 'valuable' to me. But to each their own.
Well, to each their own. I never found spending hours trying to troubleshoot driver vs hardware issues entertaining. And certainly wasn't cost effective.
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If only Apple hadn't purchased several mapping companies over the last few years. Like C3, PlaceBase, and Poly9. Those might be a great hedge against Google trying to pull services from Apple.
Also, you might want to check which mobile platform makes Google the most money from searches. It might surprise you.
I don't know about Google having too much money.
I'd suspect it's more along the lines of where Apple makes their money - hardware. Hit your competitors hard, and get more profit. Google is not a direct competitor of Apple, only an enabler of their competitors.
I bought my 40 shares at a split adjusted $6. I made a whole lot more on AAPL than that money would earning 3% on MSFT for my entire lifetime.
You're an idiot. It's whatever you invest.
If you put 100k in msft, why not put 100k in UTIL and get 2x your dividend return.
Nope. $1k investment often yields $5k profit. Sometimes yields $0 profit.
Here's 8% for the last 5 years.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=alsk
Most companies paying 20% dividends are doing so because their stock price has been going down for some time. Not because their payouts have been going up.
Because you know better than them what to do with cash to run the company?
See Apple, and how they use their cash hoard to leverage better pricing, buying up ALL manufacturing, etc. to continue to drive their business, and their profits, better than anyone on Wall Street could ever imagine.
I made quite a bit buying naked leaps. All the way from about $125 to $400. But they're not cheap any more.
Hard not to now though, when looking at their PE and earnings growth. Better than any other Fortune 100 company.
The dividend is currently paying 3%. That's not a nice check, that's a cost of living increase while you can't spend your core assets.
If you want a decent dividend check, look at utility stocks - 6 to 8%. So 2+ times larger checks.
Or communications companies, that are paying 6-15% dividends.
Semi-dried ketchup, with crusties?
You can have it.
You could say the same thing about the sides though - long but small spoon & scrape.
Most everyone won't be doing either though.
Not really, it's a sales gimmick. Less on the sides, but more on the larger lid. Appearance of more used, but actually about the same.
Better not grill anything then!
No, it's that you value other things over spending hours building & installing a machine.
I like to spend time with my wife & kids outside of work.
I like to spend time with friends.
I like to spend time playing hockey.
Not hiding in the basement building a computer.
That's not really 'valuable' to me. But to each their own.
There really needs to be a +1, Burn mod.
A non-modern motherboard, non-modern CPU, and a non-modern hard drive. I bet your video card is relatively recent too.
AppleTV right now can get MLB, NBA, NHL games - on their subscription platforms.
http://www.apple.com/appletv/#sports-news
But yeah, nothing else. Which sucks.
Sports is the one fundamental area that non-cable/satellite services are still failing at.
Watch sports on cable vs watch sports on atdhe.tv or something similar. It's like movies vs a flip book.
As a PSU alum, I hate that that's funny.
Pretty sure it's proof by peanut gallery darts.
Yeah, that's not really a bunch of random hardware parts.
If you think any OS will install in zero time, on random hardware parts, with no issues, I've got bad news for you.
Well, to each their own. I never found spending hours trying to troubleshoot driver vs hardware issues entertaining. And certainly wasn't cost effective.
It's only free if your time is worth nothing.
Roast beef?