And it was not allowed to build up the cash reserves that private companies amass to pay future claims.
The company amassed too many plants to run them effectively.
Since then, the company has amassed 25 regular monthly magazines, 53 of which are published sporadically, and about 46 million adult readers.
The company in past two decades has amassed many audio, satellite, video and cable rights.
Over the years the company had amassed a large database of names, addresses, and, most important, Social Security numbers.
He said his new company in San Francisco had already amassed roughly $200 million to invest.
His company amassed more than 100 complaints between April 2001 and April 2002.
The company has also amassed hundreds of environmental violations in that time.
Mr. Jobs's company has amassed nearly $800 million in cash and investments and carries no debt.
But the company itself was amassing evidence to the contrary.