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Apple has $100b+ cash on hand. From a strategic perspective, Apple really needs to give a hard look at Netflix.
by blantonl 14y ago
Apple has $100b+ cash on hand. From a strategic perspective, Apple really needs to give a hard look at Netflix.
- _delirium 14y agoHas Apple ever bought a high-profile company? They make acquisitions now and then, but they seem to be mostly (all?) companies that have solid tech but aren't on the public radar, or at least weren't pre-purchase: P.A. Semi, Siri, that kind of thing. Arguably NeXT falls into that category as well, although it's a bit of a special case since it was Jobs's company.
- r00fus 14y agoHow long would Netflix's contracts last if it was Apple (huge threat to media companies) who owned them? Netflix has already lost some of it's content because they were deemed too big of threat to the content provider's main business (e.g.: Starz [1])... I only imagine this problem would magnify 100x if Netflix were owned by Apple. [1] http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/29/technology/netflix_starz/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/29/technology/netflix_starz/ind...
- dublinben 14y agoCould the studios really afford to cut out Apple and the iTunes store? They probably control most of the digital market.
- baby 14y agoI really hope Netflix doesn't get bought by anyone, especially Apple. What they're doing is great and they don't need a bigger guy behind them.
- jebblue 14y agoApple needs to keep their ever loving mitts off Netflix.
- riggins 14y agoMSFT is the company most often mentioned as an acquirer. I believe they have the Xbox set up so Netflix works right out of the box.
- pisarzp 14y agoWith such a huge user and fan base and strong relationships with content providers, why would they spend money on acquisition instead of building even better service themselves? Especially that Disney is so closely connected to Apple so no problem in having original content as well?