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archmikhail
3428 days ago
Analysts remain "concerned" about $AAPL growth because world forests cannot produce enough paper for how much cash $AAPL continues to print.
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sparky_z
3428 days ago
The good news is that the Irish government uses Euros, which are made of cotton fiber, not wood pulp.
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cgh
3428 days ago
US dollars are made of cotton and linen.
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sparky_z
3428 days ago
I almost mentioned that too (basically nobody makes money out of paper, it's too fragile), but it ruined the snappiness of the quip.
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ricardonunez
3428 days ago
Microsoft and Alphabet are printing money. Apple had to go digital.
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freehunter
3428 days ago
That's why they switched to high resolution displays, so they could fit all the zeros in their bank account on the screen without scrolling.
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ChuckMcM
3428 days ago
you know you are in trouble when we start having electron shortages resulting in not enough electrons to erase flash chips so we can program in the large bank balances :-)
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thecosas
3428 days ago
One was quoted, saying "The paper shortage due to Apple's enormous cash reserves are overblown; that's why they have Apple Pay."
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deeth_starr
3428 days ago
$AAPL has requested the mint start making them 1 trillion dollar coins
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