[jfpoole]

I'm not aware of any company that provides discounts to shareholders. Why should Apple be any different?

 

[jfpoole]

How about this scenario? I purchase a small number of Apple shares. I make a ardware purchase from Apple at some discount. I then turn around and sell my Apple shares. If the discount is greater than the costs incurred by flipping the shares so rapidly, then I'm ahead.

How does Apple gain at all in this scenario?