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"Why don't they buy Tesla? Why don't they buy Disney? Why don't they attempt to reinvent home construction which is a stagnant for the most part?" I think it's
by rsync 9y ago
"Why don't they buy Tesla? Why don't they buy Disney? Why don't they attempt to reinvent home construction which is a stagnant for the most part?"
I think it's worth considering that prices for assets just might be a little high right now.
I have no idea what Apple is doing and don't have any specific insights but I have, in the past few years, found myself passing on certain growth and investment opportunities because I felt the prices were quite high relative to what I think the prices could be in the next 3-5 years.
Why buy Disney now when you can buy two of them a few years from now ?
On the flip side, I think there is some political risk for Apple here in sitting on too large of a cash horde ... there is a point when the amount of money becomes too big to ignore, politically. Consider that a 1% taking of some form amounts to almost $3B. At some point someone will figure out how to structure such a taking ...
- doingmyting 9y agoPlease note that if the price of these potentially acquirable companies fall, the value of Apple and its cash hoard will fall along with them. Apple doesn't exist within a vacuum.
- fragmede 9y ago> I think it's worth considering that prices for assets just might be a little high right now. Have you seen what Apple charges for their products?