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Are acquisitions worth it? Most fail, don’t they? Sure, Apple has more than enough to acquire many small companies but they don’t even have to use their cash f
by ugh 15y ago
Are acquisitions worth it? Most fail, don’t they?
Sure, Apple has more than enough to acquire many small companies but they don’t even have to use their cash for that. It’s pretty much impossible (especially with the revenue and profit Apple is seeing) to chip away those billions with small acquisitions, no matter the number.
Apple would have to spend that money on a huge acquisition. Huge. And most of those seem to fail. Also, all the interesting targets I can think of (e.g. carriers) don’t seem like a particularly good match for Apple for various reason (regulatory, politically, competitively).
- mikeryan 15y agoI'd think if Apple were to make an acquisition it would very likely be not a supplementary product (as Google likes to make) but more likely a significant piece of their manufacturing and supply chain. Especially considering their ongoing quarrels with Samsung (who's a major supplier of chipsets). Think about this, what position would Apple be in if they purchased ARM? (after some research it would be more of a buyback)