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We have to expect that any product that we used might come to an end someday, and need to make sure that we at least have an escape plan for that.
If Apple gets any bigger we're going to have to start worrying about them buying Google and then shutting it down.
[1] http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/28/investing/apple-cash-178-bil...
If Apple gets any bigger we're going to have to start worrying about them buying Google and then shutting it down.
I imagine it's impossible in practice, but it's fun to entertain theoretically. Right now it seems GOOG has a market cap of $383.11B and Apple has $178B on hand [1]. [1] http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/28/investing/apple-cash-178-bil...
Uhhh except that their existence outright is in itself innovation. Removing their existence cannot reduce innovation since their initial existence furthered it.
cliffs: article is dumb and author is an idiot. at least i think, i had to stop reading the article.
"That leaves companies that depended on that software out of luck. And when startups suffer, so does innovation." Uhhh except that their existence outright is in itself innovation. Removing their existence cannot reduce innovation since their initial existence furthered it. cliffs: article is dumb and author is an idiot. at least i think, i had to stop reading the article.
If this acquisition was in any way related to Apple wanting to use this product in-house -- call me massively confused. It really would be a mental sickness if Apple were so insistent on using closed-source tech across the organization, even while that is a very obscure line of thinking amongst it's competitors in the cloud space. On the other hand, if Apple is acqui-hiring these guys -- then why kill the download li…
If this acquisition was in any way related to Apple wanting to use this product in-house -- call me massively confused. It really would be a mental sickness if Apple were so insistent on using closed-source tech across the organization, even while that is a very obscure line of thinking amongst it's competitors in the cloud space. On the other hand, if Apple is acqui-hiring these guys -- then why kill the download li…
If Apple gets any bigger we're going to have to start worrying about them buying Google and then shutting it down.
I imagine it's impossible in practice, but it's fun to entertain theoretically. Right now it seems GOOG has a market cap of $383.11B and Apple has $178B on hand [1]. [1] http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/28/investing/apple-cash-178-bil...
Alternatively, use a script and cash offer. Pay $178b in cash and the rest in shares.
All of this is possible, but as Page & Brin own 56% of voting power so all Apple would be getting is Google's income, but have no say to its decision making process. I assume Page & Brin aren't selling.
Not really worth it for an extra $16b per year.