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**FILE** Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks Sept. 12, 2012, during an introduction of the new iPhone 5 in San Francisco. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, watches on stage Sept. 12, 2012, the unveiling of the new iPhone 5 at an Apple event in San Francisco. (Associated Press)

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Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III, right, and Apple's iPhone 4S are displayed at a mobile phone shop in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided Friday that Samsung ripped off the innovative technology used by Apple to create its revolutionary iPhone and iPad. The jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $1.05 billion. An appeal is expected. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III, right, and Apple's iPhone 4S are displayed at a mobile phone shop in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Russian tourists pose Aug. 20, 2012, outside of Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Jan. 27, 2010, file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off the new iPad during an event in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

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**FILE** Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at the Apple Developers Conference in San Francisco on on June 11, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook said that, with as much cash as Apple has on hand, a dividend won't restrain the company's options. "These decisions will not close any doors for us," he said. Mr. Cook said Apple looked at how much domestic cash it had, then set aside enough for planned investments and unforeseen outlays. (Associated Press)