You're forgetting, if Apple bought everyone out they'd start putting prices up on there already over priced products. I'm the fool who spent £2000 on OSX.
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Why won't Apple just buy Samsung?
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Market capitalization and liquid assets are two very different things.
Say you have five dollars and an iPad, that would equate to about 505$ in assets to your name.
Say I have ten dollars and no iPad. In that case I would have more money then you but I can't buy you out because 1) you are not for sale. 2) I do not have the 505$ that you are worth.
Why is this still being dragged on lol?
1: Samsung is not for sale.
2: Apple doesn't have the money.
1: Samsung is not for sale.
2: Apple doesn't have the money.
3. Apple doesn't want to start selling heavy machinery and appliances.
Edit: Can we close this thread?
Please close thread.
Apple has no urge to sell diggers, and fridges. And Cargo ships, and marine engines, and nuclear reactors.
1: its not profitable.
2: They dont know the first thing about it.
3: Close thread.
I recommend that no one makes further comments on this thread so it may be buried into the depths of forgotten threads. That way, we can close this thread.
I think Samsung might be too big for Apple to buy.
Personally, I think Apple should just buy that english tv company ITV (the one where all the brits go "apple can't call their upcoming iTV an iTV as ITV won't allow it").
Just for that, Apple should buy ITV so it can call its tv iTV, and then once that is done, disband the entire ITV company and sack all its employees.
Consider that a warning shot Samsung!!
Apple has $100bn in the bank. Its time to start flexing those muscles Apple!!
how?
Because you think Apple should spend their money on warning shots against a bigger company.
how?
Based on that post alone, it is clear to see you understand very little on how businesses work. You can't just a buy any business you choose, simply because they own a name you want.
the $100bn in apple's bank account kinda says otherwise!!
Actually it takes more then money to buy a company, like regulatory approval. Stock holder approval etc. So in this case it doesn't matter how many billions apple has.
the $100bn in apple's bank account kinda says otherwise!!
Think of it like this: I can't come in and just buy your house and possessions, no matter how much money I have, it's your decision whether to sell it or not. Similarly, Apple can't just go around buying up any company they want (which is good, because that would be completely stupid and a waste of money anyway).
the $100bn in apple's bank account kinda says otherwise!!
Hate to break it to you. 100 Billion Dollars is NOT enough to buy Samsung.
the $100bn in apple's bank account kinda says otherwise!!
And I was beat to the punch ^^
Samsung are a huge part of South Korea; they even build heavy machinery, aeronautics equipment and defence gear for the South Korean Army. Approximately 1/5 of South Korea's exports are Samsung, and if Samsung were a country themselves they'd actually rank quite highly in terms of GDP.
That's not to say buying Samsung Mobile or their microchip business would be out of the question. But, it pretty much is. The mobile business is an enormous one, and Samsung dominates now as it has for years. If that ever changed, they would probably consider selling it off, but then there would be no motivation for Apple to buy it.
They'd be better off buying HTC or perhaps Asus, but then you get into the cultural problems of any merger, and it's a nightmare. Companies need to be culturally aligned for a merger to work, and these are businesses that have built themselves in opposition to Apple.
Actually, thinking of any company that would make a good cultural fit with Apple is difficult. That's why they stick with small teams.
That's not to say buying Samsung Mobile or their microchip business would be out of the question. But, it pretty much is. The mobile business is an enormous one, and Samsung dominates now as it has for years. If that ever changed, they would probably consider selling it off, but then there would be no motivation for Apple to buy it.
They'd be better off buying HTC or perhaps Asus, but then you get into the cultural problems of any merger, and it's a nightmare. Companies need to be culturally aligned for a merger to work, and these are businesses that have built themselves in opposition to Apple.
Actually, thinking of any company that would make a good cultural fit with Apple is difficult. That's why they stick with small teams.
Indeed. Some people need to realize, 100 billion won't buy Samsung, Microsoft, Intel, Google, Cisco, and a couple other tech giants. Its a ton of money. But it can't buy everything.
$100 billion would most certainly buy Cisco.
Probably take $135 to get Intel.
Outside of patents, I am not sure why Apple would do that as they would give them little value at a huge cost.