Apple richer than USA - buyout imminent?

[MarillionFan]

Where on earth did you get that idea? They're the archetypal Californian garage startup.

Are you thinking of Acorn, who created the ARM processor?

Acorn Computers

So where that comes from is the Acorn was known as the 'British Apple' as in Wikipedia.

[gingerjedi]

[SimonMac]

All that money though. Let's just hope Jobs doesn't go mad, buy a White cat and start stealing submarines, space shuttles and nuclear bombs.

Anyway wasn't 'Apple' an English company to start with?

Or are you thinking about Apple Corp, the Beatles music publishing company

[MarillionFan]

Where on earth did you get that idea? They're the archetypal Californian garage startup.

Are you thinking of Acorn, who created the ARM processor?

Yes think so. I thought Acorn was bought be Apple.

[NickFitz]

Anyway wasn't 'Apple' an English company to start with?

Where on earth did you get that idea? They're the archetypal Californian garage startup.

Are you thinking of Acorn, who created the ARM processor?

[MarillionFan]

All that money though. Let's just hope Jobs doesn't go mad, buy a White cat and start stealing submarines, space shuttles and nuclear bombs.

Anyway wasn't 'Apple' an English company to start with?

[scooterscot]

Apple should buy the federal government and move into the shiny white house.

Apple iHouse Glass House instead of White House

[scooterscot]

Maybe they were in the right place at the right time technology wise.

Most of their products are an evolution of the touch tablet that must have been around for well over 20 years, yet only in modern times has the technology been able to deliver on the promise, both in terms of hardware and software.

I think what they did to touch pads is what BMW did to mini, keep working through the mistakes / lessons learnt until you get a winner. Something UK industry & unions struggle to understand.

[scooterscot]

Vote for apple!

Manifesto captions "shiny thing make it all better"

[PAH]

They've certainly succeeded with the design and marketing where others have failed in the past. Maybe they were in the right place at the right time technology wise.

Most of their products are an evolution of the touch tablet that must have been around for well over 20 years, yet only in modern times has the technology been able to deliver on the promise, both in terms of hardware and software.

I wonder how they get away with it patent wise when there is certainly prior technology around predating anything iTouch. Maybe the finger is deemed sufficiently different to the old stylus.

[NickFitz]

BBC News - Apple holding more cash than USA

Amazing how much money they've made from repackaging the MP3 player and being first to market with a decent, almost reasonably priced digital download service.

Much of their cash comes from being first to market with decent, usable handheld computers - iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

[PAH]

I wonder how much the UK has in cash reserves?

How long is a roll of Bank of England printer paper?

[gingerjedi]

I've got more cash to spend than the USA government.

[Spacecadet]

I wonder how much the UK has in cash reserves?

[PAH]

BBC News - Apple holding more cash than USA

Apple now has more cash to spend than the United States government.

Latest figures from the US Treasury Department show that the country has an operating cash balance of $73.7bn (£45.3bn).

Apple's most recent financial results put its reserves at $76.4bn (£46.9bn).

Amazing how much money they've made from repackaging the MP3 player and being first to market with a decent, almost reasonably priced digital download service.