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I never understand why people try to pass judgment on a transaction like this. Their suppliers are real businesses who are capable of modelling their cash flows
by adamtmca 15y ago
I never understand why people try to pass judgment on a transaction like this. Their suppliers are real businesses who are capable of modelling their cash flows and deciding whether or not this is profitable. No one ever stops and says, "wait.. it makes business sense to sell to Apple, but this is lame so let's not do it".
- dlss 15y agoI think "no one" is a bit strong there. The article cites one company who walked away from a profitable $1B deal for a dressed up version of "but this is lame"
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- xenophanes 15y agoNo, they said something a bit like that in their PR. They walked away because of cold hard decision making, economic forecasts, risk assessment, Apple demanding too high a price for iPhones, etc, nothing fluffy.