Apple boss Tim Cook had called the lawsuit a "silly sideshow" but has complied with the judge's ruling.

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Mr Cook called Mr Einhorn's campaign a "silly sideshow".

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Mr Cook said that Apple's cash was a "serious subject" but repeated his opinion that a lawsuit from activist shareholder Greenlight Capital was a "silly sideshow", despite a judge finding in favour of David Einhorn's hedge fund last week.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook, speaking at a tech conference this past week, dismissed some of Mr. Einhorn's remarks and called a related legal challenge a "silly sideshow, " although he said the company would nonetheless consider ways to hand back more cash to investors.

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