All you have to do is answer the question: What does Sony have that Apple needs?

The answer is: Nothing.

Can't wait to buy a ps5 for $1200 when/if Apple takes over

With a new yearly release that is

I am a DIEHARD Nintendo fan. I naturally despise everything about Sony's playstation branch (the controllers, the games, the focus of their consoles, their pathetic attempt at handhelds). That being said, Apple is the worst thing for the industry and I would rather Sony/Nintendo join forces under one brand than deal with an Apple controlled Sony!

Needs?  Well, I think Sony's movie studio is attractive to most.  Since it's one of the bigger studios, and can help control which formats become an industry standard, coupled with the amount of content they have rights to, yeah I could see Apple being interested in that.  Not to mention Sony BMG's music portfolio.  Beyond that, if Apple's interested in creating their own gaming console which has been discussed/rumored many times of the past few years, Sony has a very sizeable games division, with established franchises.

So yeah, there's things there Apple might want, need????  I don't really think they particularly 'need' anything, depending on the direction of company moving forward.  But, Sony's different divisions could certainly help fill out Apple in places where they have no footprint.

All that aside, I really hope this is nothing more than rumor.

This would be excellent news since the PS would become an American product and the fight between MS and Apple is more fun than MS and Sony

Music, movies, one of the biggest gaming brands in the world, Devices which could be rebranded to apple.

Put that all together and I think apple can use a lot of that.

Also financial services is a nice division that makes a lot of money, wouldn't hurt to have that.

EDIT: Also don't forget all the patents apple would be getting. SOny is in the top 5 patent holders in the US

apple fanboys + sony fanboys = crazy shit of people

Seems unlikely but this could pretty much ruin console gaming for me if it were to occur.

Thank god for Nintendo products.

Gran Tourismo 6... I know some are obsessed with certain companys but for more open minded gamers, thankfully console gamers are in luck since Sony isn´t the only console manufacturer.