One thing that staggers the mind is the amount of money Apple has on hand. During last Tuesday's 3Q earnings call, it was announced that the company has US$76.2 billion cash on hand -- actually a combination of cash, short-term investments, and other items that would take an accountant to sort out. While Apple CEO Steve Jobs has publicly stated that "we do feel that there are one or more strategic opportunities in the future" as the reason to have all that money on hand, I thought it would be more fun to
