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		puppetmaster3 on Oct 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Could Twitter Be Better Off as a Nonprofit? Good point. Apple is a non-profit: it does not give dividends.

mcescalante on Oct 9, 2016 | [–]

Apple is not a non-profit, and it has been issuing dividends since 2012 (http://investor.apple.com/dividends.cfm)

clintonb on Oct 9, 2016 | [–]

Non-profit status has nothing to do with dividend payouts. While there are for-profit companies that do not pay dividends, Apple is not one of them: http://investor.apple.com/dividends.cfm.

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