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As laughable as Microsoft buying Rimm. Why do people think these big companies will spend all their money on one big "splash"? There's a zero percent chance th

As laughable as Microsoft buying Rimm. Why do people think these big companies will spend all their money on one big "splash"? There's a zero percent chance this will happen.

Jun8 16y ago
OK, maybe not TW but the idea of Apple or Google buying a large content company is not so far fetched. In fact, given how quickly the cable + content guys grouped up and pretty much killed Google TV, I think the only way for iTV or Google TV to succeed is if they can break the stronghold by buying one a TV content company.
- MichaelApproved 16y ago
  It would be one thing if TW were the only content provider out there but they're not. If apple were to buy any media company the others would be less likely to deal with them and start cutting them off. Apple creates products to view content with, they don't create content themselves.
  - procyon 16y ago
    If apple were to buy TW and I am not saying Apple will, but if they do, the market will be driven by customer demand. Enabling part of the market true IPTV experience will start pressuring cable companies to open up. Since IPTV is arguably superior technology customers will demand and in case when they have choice will prefer true Apple TV like services over traditional cable. At the right price point, buying a current content provide would turn out to be a good move.
javery 16y ago
To be fair there is at least a .001% chance this will happen - stranger and dumber things have happened.
rabidsnail 16y ago
Microsoft might not have bought rim, but they did buy Danger.
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replicatorblog 16y ago
Why 0%? SJ has said TV is important, but people won't pay for 3rd party boxes if they get one for free via Cable? Apple is building a 1MM sqft. data center which is orders of magnitude too big for a music service. Clearly Apple sees movies/tv as key part of their growth strategy, but will be blocked at the "last mile" by cable companies. By purchasing one of the biggest cable providers out there as well as good content they can own the customer from end to end. This seems like a wildly logical move. It isn't a big splash for the sake of a big splash it would give them total ownership over the entertainment medium that most americans spend 50 hours a week immersed in. If they are building their own chips to provide a better user experience why not buy some pipe?

As laughable as Microsoft buying Rimm. Why do people think these big companies will spend all their money on one big "splash"? There's a zero percent chance this will happen.

Jun8 16y ago

OK, maybe not TW but the idea of Apple or Google buying a large content company is not so far fetched. In fact, given how quickly the cable + content guys grouped up and pretty much killed Google TV, I think the only way for iTV or Google TV to succeed is if they can break the stronghold by buying one a TV content company.

MichaelApproved 16y ago
It would be one thing if TW were the only content provider out there but they're not. If apple were to buy any media company the others would be less likely to deal with them and start cutting them off. Apple creates products to view content with, they don't create content themselves.
- procyon 16y ago
  If apple were to buy TW and I am not saying Apple will, but if they do, the market will be driven by customer demand. Enabling part of the market true IPTV experience will start pressuring cable companies to open up. Since IPTV is arguably superior technology customers will demand and in case when they have choice will prefer true Apple TV like services over traditional cable. At the right price point, buying a current content provide would turn out to be a good move.

javery 16y ago

To be fair there is at least a .001% chance this will happen - stranger and dumber things have happened.

rabidsnail 16y ago

Microsoft might not have bought rim, but they did buy Danger.

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replicatorblog 16y ago

Why 0%? SJ has said TV is important, but people won't pay for 3rd party boxes if they get one for free via Cable? Apple is building a 1MM sqft. data center which is orders of magnitude too big for a music service. Clearly Apple sees movies/tv as key part of their growth strategy, but will be blocked at the "last mile" by cable companies. By purchasing one of the biggest cable providers out there as well as good content they can own the customer from end to end. This seems like a wildly logical move. It isn't a big splash for the sake of a big splash it would give them total ownership over the entertainment medium that most americans spend 50 hours a week immersed in. If they are building their own chips to provide a better user experience why not buy some pipe?