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Apple has huge offshore cash reserves. Investing (or acquiring) an offshore company makes sense for them. There are some speculations[1] about Apple buying Dis

Apple has huge offshore cash reserves. Investing (or acquiring) an offshore company makes sense for them. There are some speculations[1] about Apple buying Disney. I do not think that will be possible without a major tax break. [1] http://www.businessinsider.com/rbc-analysts-speculate-apple-acquiring-disney-2017-4 http://www.businessinsider.com/rbc-analysts-speculate-apple-...

9935c101ab17a66 10y ago
While I believe this comment is sincere, it really adds little to the conversation. The first part of it (apple has cash revenues and offshore investments make sense) has always made sense for any offshore company. You don't add any evidence at all to suggest this is more likely than apple buying, say, Blackberry. The second part of your comment seems to put forward in support of the first thing you state, but adds nothing other than a link to the wayward speculation that often plagues apple's hypothetical purchases.
adventured 10y ago
The Apple-Disney fantasy has been peddled around for years. It crops back up every couple of years, when some analyst or business writer dusts it off for attention. For example, 2011: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-apple-should-buy-disney-2011-04-19 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-apple-should-buy-disney...
- giancarlostoro 10y ago
  There was one about Apple buying Twitter that I enjoyed reading. I wish they would either do that or a similar acquisition, it would put their foot into the cloud (outside of iCloud) in a way that might be interesting.
- minikites 10y ago
  The first time I heard this was back in 1999 and the reason they were merging was because the bite out of the apple and the "3" in the G3 logo looked like a sideways Mickey head: http://i.imgur.com/YaUWcXM.jpg http://i.imgur.com/YaUWcXM.jpg
- r00fus 10y ago
  This idea made more sense when Jobs was leading Apple. He had significant shares in Disney due to his Pixar holdings, and at the time there was cross-board membership between the two companies. Of course maybe that was a good reason for them never to merge while still coordinating strategically.
  - velodrome 10y ago
    FYI, Bob Iger (Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company) sits on the Apple board. https://www.apple.com/pr/bios/ https://www.apple.com/pr/bios/
jl6 10y ago
Apple-Nintendo seems more likely in the context of offshore cash reserves.
- godzillabrennus 10y ago
  Personally I hope they acquire Tesla to acquihire Elon Musk and get innovation going again. Apple is the new Microsoft, boring by profitable.
  - castis 10y ago
    I honestly believe that if Apple and Tesla were to be come one, it wouldn't bring Apple up, it would take Tesla down. With no visionary at the helm, Apples reputation for readily usable tech seems to be decreasing while Tesla has been advancing their own technology at a steady pace. I hope this never happens. If you have another view on how things would improve if they did merge, I'd love to hear it.

9935c101ab17a66 10y ago

While I believe this comment is sincere, it really adds little to the conversation. The first part of it (apple has cash revenues and offshore investments make sense) has always made sense for any offshore company. You don't add any evidence at all to suggest this is more likely than apple buying, say, Blackberry. The second part of your comment seems to put forward in support of the first thing you state, but adds nothing other than a link to the wayward speculation that often plagues apple's hypothetical purchases.

adventured 10y ago

The Apple-Disney fantasy has been peddled around for years. It crops back up every couple of years, when some analyst or business writer dusts it off for attention. For example, 2011: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-apple-should-buy-disney-2011-04-19 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-apple-should-buy-disney...

giancarlostoro 10y ago
There was one about Apple buying Twitter that I enjoyed reading. I wish they would either do that or a similar acquisition, it would put their foot into the cloud (outside of iCloud) in a way that might be interesting.
minikites 10y ago
The first time I heard this was back in 1999 and the reason they were merging was because the bite out of the apple and the "3" in the G3 logo looked like a sideways Mickey head: http://i.imgur.com/YaUWcXM.jpg http://i.imgur.com/YaUWcXM.jpg
r00fus 10y ago
This idea made more sense when Jobs was leading Apple. He had significant shares in Disney due to his Pixar holdings, and at the time there was cross-board membership between the two companies. Of course maybe that was a good reason for them never to merge while still coordinating strategically.
- velodrome 10y ago
  FYI, Bob Iger (Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company) sits on the Apple board. https://www.apple.com/pr/bios/ https://www.apple.com/pr/bios/

jl6 10y ago

Apple-Nintendo seems more likely in the context of offshore cash reserves.

godzillabrennus 10y ago
Personally I hope they acquire Tesla to acquihire Elon Musk and get innovation going again. Apple is the new Microsoft, boring by profitable.
- castis 10y ago
  I honestly believe that if Apple and Tesla were to be come one, it wouldn't bring Apple up, it would take Tesla down. With no visionary at the helm, Apples reputation for readily usable tech seems to be decreasing while Tesla has been advancing their own technology at a steady pace. I hope this never happens. If you have another view on how things would improve if they did merge, I'd love to hear it.