Swordmaker, you see there are things that we can agree on. Apple most likely has even more cash on hand than that. Unfortunately, the vast majority of these funds are in offshore accounts, and can't be repatriated currently without huge tax penalties.
You see, fireman15, I post an ACCURATE statement, based on the audited current Apple Financial Statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission THIS THURSDAY that by law already includes ALL of Apple’s off-shore liquid funds, and yet YOU IMMEDIATELY go with an exaggeration claim implying that Apple is somehow hiding funds in off-shore accounts they are not reporting in their official Financial Reports. If this were so, every officer of Apple would be personally liable for fines of $20 million and prison sentences of 20 years for each failure to report under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, not to mention various RICO statutes and their felony penalties.
You ALWAYS imply that Apple is lying or doing something nefarious or underhanded. That is why it is almost always necessary to refute your posts!