“Last week, Apple reported that it now has reserves of $76 billion in cash, short term securities and long term securities,” Paul Boutin reports of Technology Review. “As many wags pointed out, that’s more than the cash-strapped U.S. government has left.”
“Never mind buying Hulu or some other company,” Boutin writes. “Here are five ways could Apple actually invent the future, and thwart other makers of phones, tablets, and computers.”
Five ways Apple should spend its $76 billion:
5. Color screens that work in the sunshine
4. Wireless network quality
3. Hands-free interfaces
2. Education
1. Reinvent the battery
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