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AAPL isn't really largely owned by any of the executives. In comparison, Page, Brin and Schmidt at Google own a large chunk of stock. Also AAPL isn't trying to
by enitihas 8y ago
AAPL isn't really largely owned by any of the executives. In comparison, Page, Brin and Schmidt at Google own a large chunk of stock. Also AAPL isn't trying to be as diverse as GOOG is trying to be. GOOG is trying to compete in all sorts of markets.
- rwmj 8y agoWouldn't these share-owning execs also want dividends? Get their hands on some of that cash pile without diluting their holding. (I suppose the answer will be something to do with tax treatment, and if so I'd say that in this case the taxes are all wrong and should be simply a fixed proportion of income however it is gained or earned).
- enitihas 8y agoWell, they may, but they might be more content with long term capital growth. The thing is GOOG isn't as much vulnerable to the pressure of activist investors for dividend (like Carl Icahn in Apple's case), as much as AAPL is.