What if Apple and Sony joined?

[Phrancheyez]

goddog said:

Phrancheyez said:
@goddog

You make some good points, but maybe someone like Jobs is needed to restructure Sony appropriately. And in some of the smaller industries where they are in what I guess we're referring to as 'direct competition' (ipod, Walkman), the products could either be merged or one of them let go (likely the walkman). It would be a bit too much work than Apple might want to take, but Jobs would be a good person to turn Sony profitable, IMO.

@computers tho, Vaio can go? They aren't terrible PCs, but they cost too much normally for what they offer. Way too much. At the end of the day, Sony might be able to help with the hardware side of Apple PCs even.

 

the last few things apple has bought from sony ended up being recalled, batteries (industry wide there), and laptop screens (mainly on 15 inch laptop tfts apple has since switched suppliers)

Im not saying vaios are bad, im saying they wont live up to jonathan Ives design philosophy and clutter the line up of computers something jobs does not want.   if they survive it will be spun off at purchase so apple never gets them. 

 

I wouldn't be opposed to that at all, actually.  Like I said, Vaio's are too expensive already anyway.  That's what I'm talking about when I said any products the two companies have in the same market could either be merged or get rid of one, this case would easily be the Vaios.