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Millennium on 16 January 2009

Could Apple buy Sony? Maybe, if they really really wanted to. But why would they want to?



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NeoRatt on 16 January 2009
Millennium said:
Could Apple buy Sony? Maybe, if they really really wanted to. But why would they want to?

Exactly.  If Apple wanted into the games market they could come in by themselves...

The AppleStation 360...

 



Zomb1337 on 16 January 2009

That would be madness!



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richardhutnik on 16 January 2009
NeoRatt said:
Millennium said:
Could Apple buy Sony? Maybe, if they really really wanted to. But why would they want to?

Exactly.  If Apple wanted into the games market they could come in by themselves...

The AppleStation 360...

 

Good luck Apple doing that.  

 



Garnett on 16 January 2009
NeoRatt said:
Millennium said:
Could Apple buy Sony? Maybe, if they really really wanted to. But why would they want to?

Exactly. If Apple wanted into the games market they could come in by themselves...

The AppleStation 360...

 

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reptile168 on 16 January 2009

apple can't waste money just like this. Sony is drowning in every department. Would Apple want a sinking ship? They also have to comply to the inverstors and board of directors. They can't just decide to buy something. hence, they won't buy Sony.



jcp234 on 16 January 2009

Apple is too smart to do this.

Traditionally, Apple has purchased smaller efficient companies not for brand awareness but because of their specialty in a particular technological area.



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Alby_da_Wolf on 17 January 2009
Johann said:
FishyJoe said:
Kasz216 said:
FishyJoe said:

I don't think Apple usually buys into big companies. They will buy smaller companies to build new products.

Also, Apple has a history of screwing their partners. Dealing with them is like dealing with the devil. Look at what they did to Motorola.

What DID they do to motorola?  Just curious.

Before the iPhone, Apple partnered with Motorola to create a new phone. Through that partnership, they built a teriible phone together called the Rokr that used iTunes. However, while they were designing the Rokr, Apple took all that expertise provided by Motorola and used it to create the iPhone behind Motorola's back. Then one day Apple said we're outta here, and shortly thereafter announced the iPhone.

You know, that story is a tad too simillar to something that our little friend uncle Bill pulled, isn't it?

 

Thinking about OS/2? 

 



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bdbdbd on 17 January 2009
Alby_da_Wolf said:
Johann said:
FishyJoe said:
Kasz216 said:
FishyJoe said:

I don't think Apple usually buys into big companies. They will buy smaller companies to build new products.

Also, Apple has a history of screwing their partners. Dealing with them is like dealing with the devil. Look at what they did to Motorola.

What DID they do to motorola?  Just curious.

Before the iPhone, Apple partnered with Motorola to create a new phone. Through that partnership, they built a teriible phone together called the Rokr that used iTunes. However, while they were designing the Rokr, Apple took all that expertise provided by Motorola and used it to create the iPhone behind Motorola's back. Then one day Apple said we're outta here, and shortly thereafter announced the iPhone.

You know, that story is a tad too simillar to something that our little friend uncle Bill pulled, isn't it?

 

Thinking about OS/2? 

 

 

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DirtyP2002 on 17 January 2009

I want Apple to create their own console. I want to see them fail.

I can't stand apple-products at all. They create average hardware but price it twice as high as the competition and judge this price with "design" and tons of money spent for advertising. This might work out in a market with unexperienced customers, but this would fail so hard with videogames. Casual is all in Nintendos hand, hardcore is a tough fight between MS and Sony. There is no room for apple.

Using the iphone / ipod as a gaming device is smart, because they start with a large userbase. But a non-portable console for Apple would not be possible.

And I don't see third party developers making games for a 4th console. Some say 3 consoles is one too much.



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