We continue to hear whispers that a “very big” Apple acquisition looms. If completed, it will be “Apple’s biggest acquisition by far” and most likely occur “sometime in 2020.”
As we reported on April 4, 2019:
A little birdie tells us that “a major Apple acquisition looms,” but that “it’s not yet a done deal.”
If it goes through, however, “people will be shocked.” No further information was given.
We’re unsure if “people will be shocked” at the name of company Apple may acquire, the size of the acquisition, both, and/or something else altogether.
Stay tuned.
Microsoft/JCPenny/DorrithyPerkins/Tessla – just for fun.
Taking over the US government?!
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MS’ market cap is approximately the same as Apple’s. There is no way Apple can afford to buy MS and frankly MS is performing very well as it is.
Nah your first 3 are in markets Apple is not interested in and with Apple and Tesla don’t have comptable culture. I think Disney first or HBO as a backup plan would make a lot more sense.
HBO is owned by AT&T (aka TimeWarner) and it will be a cold day in hell before AT&T sells that asset.
Microsoft is too big even for Apple to acquire.
JCPenny and Dorothy Perkins would be be interesting, but Apple won’t buy stuff with a presence in the eastern district of Texas,
Tesla has been rumored for so many years that I don’t believe it anymore.
I would guess the most likely outcome is the purchase of a large indy movie studio like Lionsgate, Amblin/Dreamworks, or MGM.
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Wow I was just about to post then same …
These teaser articles, headlines really, are silly. Wait until something more than supposition can be presented. Put the “little birdie” back in its cage.
Meanwhile the Mac Pro….
Disney?!
It could be, or AMD, or Tesla
AMD strikes me as a real possibility as Apple want to own as much core technology as possible
I do remember reading somewhere that Apple and AMD were working together on custom hardware so it could be AMD. BUT it would mean Apple would be making CPUs for PCs and Servers which would be odd.
Rooting for Disney. Not that I know much about business, but it’s a thriving business with a number of areas which would fit beautifully with Apple. Imagine Apple TV+ having the whole Disney and affiliated libraries. Wow!
If they were going to do it they should have done it soon after the Pixar sale or as part of when Disney was struggling not to mention Jobs being the biggest single shareholder. Would seem odd and very expensive now. But I agree a media or vehical company would make some sense, or a cloud based services business perhaps as they are weak there compared to their major competitors will be one an increasingly large part of their business and with no chance of catching up without a big move.
Apple can’t afford Disney. Disney is doing very well so the price would be beyond Apple.
It’s more likely the entertainment division of Sony.
I agree with this…Sony announced this week that they are shutting down Vue in January. It’s THE best streaming service..cloud DVR is better than Youtube. Multi-channel view is the only one that offers 4 at a time-spend a saturday with it and behold the greatest way to watch CFB. I bet Apple is going to take it over, re-brand it, and have been spending the year dealing with all of the new deals the networks want out of Apple. It already fit’s into AppleTV in the friendliest way. Let’s hope more Sony/AppleTV movie exclusivity or early release deals get made too!
Disney’s market cap is roughly the equivalent of Apple’s spare cash, but I’m not sure about the tax implications of bringing that back onshore.
But Bob Iger believes the two would have merged if Steve was still alive: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/09/bob-iger-remembers-steve-jobs
IHOP, or Denny’s
Nissan!
IBM? Seriously. I mean really seriously.
DELL? Just joking, or maybe not. What if they bought Dell and “shut it down and gave the money back to the stockholders”? 🙂
Oh, I like the DELL proposal. Hey, Michael! Your company sucks.
I think IBM also. Tim knows the IBM culture and is already collaborating with them.
Yes I was thinking IBM. Would give them credibility in the corporate space.
AMD
Valve?
It could be the Steam platform, but considering Apple has their own app store I doubt it but you never know.
I was about to propose Valve.
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I think the most logical would be Disney but it could be Tesla or AMD
AT&T? Comcast?
I’d first look at the market this addition serves. If it’s entertainment then Disney is reasonable.
Pure tech then AMD might work if there is a future pipeline that Apple wants.
Health/Medical is probably the sleeper as there are multiple medical conditions (diabetes, asthma, COPD, etc.) that can be well served with Apple’s innovation and the revenues could be significant.
Tesla is obviously the target in the transportation field, with Apple running alongside them in development.
Intel?
JP Morgan and Chase.
one of the German car makers? Tim Cook was in Munich recently.
I’m rooting for Tesla!
My guess, Chik-Fil-A.
I tend to think it would be to beef up AppleTV+ to make it a legit contender, instantly. So, my guess is Netflix.
Hard to say… Apple has been wanting to get out of the computer business or years and move to devices and now services. Don’t see Apple doing traditional automobile business, but Tesla is a possibility. Apple is into handcuffing people or in their word ecosystems so look for something they can add to their ecosystem.
BMW
Amazon
AT&T. Imagine an iPhone only network with advanced features. VPN totally controlled from iPhone through the pipe to Apple. And of course AT&T owns Direct TV and Serious/XM radio.
Airbnb, get even more involved in the housing crisis 😉
What about BMW?
General Motors.