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Random thought: Are Apple the most likely buyer for Twitter? I bet there's a lot of overlap between their users, and it would be a nice addition as a native ap
by AlexMuir 15y ago
Random thought: Are Apple the most likely buyer for Twitter? I bet there's a lot of overlap between their users, and it would be a nice addition as a native app on the iPhone. Also Twitter's prominent usage among celebrities, musicians etc might make a nice complement to iTunes.
And it gets Apple's foot in the door of (realtime) search.
- SandB0x 15y agoWhat I've noticed is that Apple like to charge money for their products and services, with spectacular fiscal results. Why would they want to blow money on Twitter?
- AlexMuir 15y agoYou're right, but they also aren't averse to providing free stuff when it backs up a product. Eg. Ping (admittedly dire), iTunes (free music player), all the free stuff in the App store (apps, podcasts, ebooks). And Facetime.
- AlexMuir 15y agohttp://www.alexmuir.com/2011/08/why-apple-will-buy-twitter/ http://www.alexmuir.com/2011/08/why-apple-will-buy-twitter/