Gosh, I didn't realize it was that bad.....no wonder all these companies are hatin on Apple (and they deserve some of it).

But....Apple gets the important stuff right most of the time....more than anyone else, they are the quintessential capitalists.

I thought Samsung was way higher than what that chart shows, too.

I think a lot of this is due to iDevice quality and the fact that companies see said quality - one company recently bought $80k worth of iPads. And government agencies are switching from Blackberry to Apple products.

That info graph is really quite astounding , I knew apple had cash , but that much !!!!!

Feel a little smug somehow to see samsung et al sitting at the bottom .

Credit due to Apple , with Steve bringing the company pretty much back from extinction like the Phoenix , and now that birds flying let's hope Tim can maintain its trajectory .

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That could change with the new Star Wars movies and their quality stuff with their Marvel superhero movies.

They have 2 big franchises at their disposal so I see them in the next few years gaining momentum.

A lot of this is simply the fact that they do charge a lot for their stuff. It's usually good stuff and I love my iPad 2 but on a product by product basis, apple charges a lot. Hence, huge profits. Al that cheap labor helps too. I know, I know, lots of companies make their stuff overseas. But, that's what's supposed to keep prices down. Those low labor costs don't seem to be making back to the consumer but it is what it is.

You know how silly this argument is?

Apple is profitable because they sell products that people want at a price they are more than willing to pay.

If anyone could make a profit just by raising prices, you can bet everything would cost more...