On: Apple's market cap tops $300 billion

[mcknz]

Microsoft had a similar problem, but they solved it by creating an Online Services Division.

[jsm386 → mcknz]

Online Services has consistently lost money but their solution was a one-time dividend of $3/share to all shareholders or $32 billion dollars.

[steveklabnik → jsm386]

I think the joke was that Online Services pretty much burned up all of their extra money.

[jsm386 → steveklabnik]

I got the joke. Just pointing out that MSFT did distribute a lot of the cash, which is something that people have started to mention as something Apple might be pressured to do by shareholders.

[radicaldreamer → jsm386]

Steve has said that Apple intends to start acquiring more companies, larger plays rather than small talent acquisitions.