Boras is known for pushing his clients toward free agency, and always getting top dollar.

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"His reputation precedes him for getting top dollar for everything, " Fitzgibbon says.

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The company is an earnings machine, helped by the ability to rake in huge margins by getting consumers to pay top dollar for the Apple brand.

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