[lix2333]

This is correct. It would be a huge event if Apple started paying dividends and I'm fairly certain the market would not react kindly to that. The reason is, the market is pricing the Apple stock high due to what they think is coming in the future. They see lots of growth and expect the stock to increase in price. If Apple starts pay a dividend, that means they have decided that they aren't a high growth company anymore, and more of a stable giant (CocaCola, GE, etc). So all the analysts who thought they were going to have a certain amount of sales and growth have to readjust their predictions. Lower earnings predictions = lower stock price.