6 things Apple could do with its $100 billion in cash  The total
amount of cash on the tech giant's books is at absurdly high
levels. It's well past time for Tim Cook to take action.  By The
Fiscal Times Feb 27, 2012 12:51PM  Apple moneyBy Suzanne McGee,
The Fiscal TimesThe Fiscal Times  Apple (AAPL) has a problem.
It's actually not the kind of problem most businesses
experience. There is no lack of buyers eager to snap up its
iPhones, iPads and other gizmos. It's a problem other companies
(like Kodak, to name only one) would love to have, and it flows
directly from Apple's success: It has a lot of cash on its
books. More cash than the GDP of several small nations -- rolled
together. And CEO Tim Cook and Co. are just sitting on it.
Apple shareholders have been patiently, or not so patiently,
waiting for Cook to announce just what he plans to do with the
hoard, since burying it under the sand on a deserted island
really isn't practical, or a very good way to discharge his
fiduciary duty. It has been reasonab