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by jaredsohn 5082 days ago
>Do other companies like Apple have such cash hordes?

Apple does. Last year, people were talking about how Apple had more cash on hand than the US government (http://articles.cnn.com/2011-07-29/tech/apple.cash.governmen...)

> Are such cash piles common?

This link shows the cash balance of Apple, Microsoft and Cisco are also over $50 billion. http://www.cnbc.com/id/46737290/Apple_s_Cash_Hoard_Now_Nearl...