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Ask HN: What company/companies would you acquire and why?
Imagine you were heading a large, successful American tech company based in san Francisco, and you wanted to make an acquisition.
What company/companies would you acquire and why?
- DiabloD3 10y agoApple. I think with the right leadership, they could probably become relevant to the market again. They've been playing so much catch up for the last several years, and also been making several missteps in how they handle user data inside of their operating systems. Plus, generally pissing off iOS/OSX software devs doesn't really help sell the platform very well, as some developers have dropped iOS and OSX as a legitimate platform, and develop for Android and/or Windows only.
- wallflower 10y ago> some developers have dropped iOS and OSX as a legitimate platform, and develop for Android and/or Windows only. Hopefully they enjoy it. Android-only contracting is a successful niche since it is much more difficult (it has gotten better but Android Studio/the Android community still lags Xcode/the iOS developer community) to develop a beautiful and functional app.
- coralreef 10y agoAny data to refer to regarding iOS/OSX devs switching?
- rajacombinator 10y agoHa. Was going to say Apple too. You could mass fire the khaki dudes and create a legit software culture.
- thowaway032498 10y agoYahoo. Because sometimes, you just have too much cash and need to burn some of it.