Fun fact: Ford didn't receive money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program bailout. They restructured rather than take te money.

Yeah, and they took out a loan on their logo. Unfortunately, Ford is in worse shape now than GM and Chrysler because they didn't get a reset button to fix every problem - the lost by winning.

I can't imagine that Apple thinks of being bailed out. Companies at their peak don't think that way. Hubris is nothing else. Firms don't admit to it until they're in way over their head.