| famousringo said: All you have to do is answer the question: What does Sony have that Apple needs? The answer is: Nothing. |
Their patents would probably be the big one. I can also see Sony's film studio and music label being attractive to Apple because they could potentially deliver those content exclusively through their devices and services. While companies like Amazon and Netflix are spending a ton of money creating new exclusive content that may or may not be a success, Apple would have established content that they know will sell. Can you imagine if the only way to watch the Spiderman movies at home (legally) is to buy or rent them through iTunes? Instead of trying to negotiate exclusive contracts after exclusive contracts for content, Apple would own all Sony film and music licenses outright.
With that said, I don't think it will happen. While Sony has some valuable assets that Apple may want, they have too many other assets that Apple wouldn't want. Any corportation as big and diverse as a Sony would be inherently difficult to acquire because of all the subsidiaries involved. You can't just pick and choose the divisions you want to buy. You either buy the whole company or you don't buy at all.
