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Apple Board Has Been "Considering" Dividends and Buybacks Since 2005
Posted On Tuesday, February 7, 2012 By admin. Under 9to5Mac, iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: 9to5mac, cash, congress, facebook, finance, gaming, imac, investment, iphone, ipod, mac, macrumors, management, screenshots, software
Much has been made of the recent comment by Apple CEO Tim Cook that the Apple board of directors has been "actively discussing" what to do with its enormous cash pile. Some see it as a sign that Apple will soon pay a dividend or initiate a share buyback program -- except Apple's board has been discussing what to do with its cash for nearly 7 years. MacRumors went through Seeking Alpha's entire Apple earnings call transcript history to find out what Apple has been saying about the likelihood of a dividend

Samsung Turning Dispute with Apple to its Advantage in Australian Marketing
Posted On Thursday, December 15, 2011 By admin. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: advertising, Australia, australian, brazil, Christmas, facebook, holiday, investment, microsoft, netflix
With the preliminary injunction banning sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia now lifted, Samsung is turning the dispute with Apple to its advantage, noting that the lawsuits have made Samsung a "household name" according to The Sydney Morning Herald . "At the end of the day the media awareness certainly made the Galaxy Tab 10.1 a household name compared to probably what it would've been based on the investment that we would've put into it from a marketing perspective," [Samsung Australia vice president of telecommunications Tyler McGee] said. Asked how many units of the Galaxy Tab Samsung was bringing in, McGee said "as many units as we can" but warned "there will probably be short supply against the demand"
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