Stiti deja ca Apple are aproape 100 de miliarde de dolari in bancile din intreaga lume si deocamdata nimeni nu pare sa aiba vreo idee in legatura cu modul in care acesti bani ar trebui cheltuiti. Warren Buffet, unul dintre cei mai bogati si mai influenti oameni de pe glob, a povestit intr-o emisiune a CNBC o discutie telefonica avuta cu Steve Jobs in urma cu doar cativa ani. Atunci Apple incepea sa adune mutli bani in conturile de pe intregul glob si Steve Jobs l-a sunat pe Buffet pentru a il intreba ce sa faca cu acei bani. Buffet l-a sfatuit sa raspumpere o parte dintre actiunile vandute la bursa si asta pentru ca ambii au cazut de acord ca actiunile companiei Apple sunt mult subevaluate.
I went through the logic of each thing. He told me they would not have the chance to make big acquisitions that would require lots of money… And then I asked him the question, I said .. ‘I would use it for buybacks if I thought my stock was undervalued.’ And I said, ‘How do you feel about that?’ The stock was 200-and-something. He said, ‘I think my stock is very undervalued.’ I said, ‘Well, what better to do with your money?’ And then we talked awhile. And, he didn’t do anything, and of course, he didn’t want to do anything. He just liked having the cash. It was very interesting to me because I later learned that he said I agreed with him to do nothing with the cash. (Laughs.) He didn’t want to repurchase stock although he absolutely felt his stock was significantly underpriced at two-hundred and whatever it was then.
Desi in cadrul discutiei telefonice ambii au cazut de acord asupra faptului ca actiunile trebuie rascumparate pentru a creste valoarea actiunilor vandute la bursa, in final Steve Jobs nu a facut acest lucru. Mai mult decat atat, Steve Jobs ar fi declarat ca Warren Buffet ar fi fost de acord cu el in ceea ce priveste tinerea banilor in conturile companiei, lucru neadevarat se pare. Nici Tim Cook nu pare prea pornit sa cheltuie banii companiei pentru rascumpararea actiunilor sau achizitionarea vreunor companii importante asa ca probabil in cativa ani vom avea un record mondial in ceea ce priveste suma detinuta de o companie privata in propriile conturi.
