According to a Morgan Stanley Analyst Apple Will Have Almost $100 Billion In Cash By Year End
Its primary use for cash seems to be acquiring patents, and getting supply chain deals done. Both are smart uses of cash, but they don't require $100 billion in cash.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-cash-2011-9
Apple doesn't need to go Gretzky on us ... but Johnny U will do.