Further, Apple has spent a lot of cash on buybacks. Plus its own regular spending: Apple is clearly willing to spend on R and D, production, etc
Not every fact in the world has to tie together into a narrative. Falling for this is the first step in the road to conspiratorial thinking.
I used a strong tone because you presented a very strong conclusion that I don’t believe to be supported by evidence. You linked a fact you don’t understand (Apple’s cash pile) to the topic de jour (Apple’s new court case). I really do think this is a starting point to conspiratorial thinking: grand conclusions on the basis of a couple ideas. Maybe the way I warned you wasn’t likely to succeed, but I meant it completely sincerely.
Have a look at Apple’s stock buyback history: they spend $385 billion from 2012-2019: https://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/2020/4/23/apples-460-billi...
Dividends are harder to quickly find, but they seem to pay out about $12-$15 billion by year.
The money paid out to investors dwarfs their cash pile.
Two other facts:
* A lot of Apple’s cash is overseas. They can’t easily repatriate without tax consequences
* Apple has about $100 billion in debt. The cash offsets this
> Now I totally understand why Apple have piled up a huge mountain of cash and never spent a dime.
Given the fact above, your conclusion doesn’t seem very logical.