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Mac OS Ken: 01.19.2018

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7996 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

- Wall Streeters React to Apple's Cash Repatriation Plans - Apple Inches Into New All-Time Closing High - Italy Investigating Apple and Samsung Over Planned Obsolescence - Tim Cook: Maybe Apple Should Have Been Clearer on Battery Fixes - ThrottleGate: South Korean Criminal Complaint Names Cook - ThrottleGate: One Case Wants Apple to Keep All Replaced Batteries - Malicious Text Bomb Crashing iOS Devices - Apple Says Text Bomb Fix Coming Next Week - Facebook Messenger for iOS Goes Glitchy for Some - BMW to Charge Yearly Subscription for CarPlay - Report: Apple Leases Culver City Office for Production Group - Get 10% Off of Your Squarespace Order with Coupon Code macosken at Squarespace.com - Power Mac OS Ken through Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken! - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

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0:00.0

This is Mac OSKIN.

0:07.0

This is Mac OS Ken.

0:12.0

Analysts analyze Apple's cash moves, the battery brew ha ha continues, and diffusing a text bomb.

0:20.0

It's Friday the 19th of January 2018.

0:24.0

I'm Ken Ray and this is news from Maco West Ken

0:29.0

brought to you by yours truly and sponsored by Squarespace.

0:33.4

Your place online.

0:35.8

Start your free trial today at Squarespace.com

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and her offer code MacoWest can to get 10% off your first purchase. This show is also

0:46.4

supported by people like you patrons through Patreon. Find out more in that your

0:52.2

support at Patreon.com slash Maco-Scan.

1:00.0

Wall Street types are mostly loving Apple's plans to bring cash back from overseas.

1:05.5

That's because they think most of the money Apple spends will go back to shareholders.

1:10.5

Bloomberg had highlights of a number of analysts.

1:14.0

Loop Ventures Principal Gene Munster figures Apple will use its cash for stock buybacks, not big acquisitions.

1:21.6

That said, he does think the company will continue making small acquisitions. That said he does think the company will continue making small acquisitions in

1:25.9

hardware, applications, or services.

1:29.6

He also expects the company to make further investments and suppliers of important

1:33.3

components like optics, displays, or processors to block competitors and

1:38.0

extend leads. That's not a big leap. Apple said in its release on bringing the money back to the

1:44.8

states that it plans to increase its advanced manufacturing fund from $1 billion to

1:50.5

5 billion. RBC Capital Analysts to meet Darienani thinks Apple's bringing

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