What’s interesting about Apple is that its known for its innovative nature, yet this has been a result of several acquisitions e.g. the touch-sensitive gesture technology that made the iPhone and iPad possible was invented and patented by FingerWorks, which Apple acquired in 2005.
If you were Tim Cook, chief of Apple, and had $1 billion in cash to spend on Apple, what would you do? Hold the money, or spend the money?
Some acquisition options are:
1. Nuance: provides much of the speech recognition technology behind Apple’s Siri and dictation functions.
2. Twitter: the 140-character Twitterverse now has more than 140 million active monthly users. Path is less familiar, but it would be an integral ingredient for Apple’s push into social media. Path is a fast-growing social media company that works on mobile devices only.
3. Research In Motion: …considering that the iPhone seems to have eaten RIM’s BlackBerry for breakfast — and lunch
4. Square: started by the Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has created a unique new electronic payment system though iPhones and iPads.
5. Sprint: such a deal would give Apple its own wireless network, which it could upgrade to become the ultimate high-speed wireless carrier in the country.
Check out the article here: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/suggestion…
1) Doubt it, why would they bother when they already get to use it without anybody really knowing since they've signed some confidentiality agreement together? 2) I can't believe Twitter being sold to anybody with where it is right now. And Path the same way, the people at Path are not looking for a quick buck. 3) Lol, jokes. Seriously, RIMM will screw themselves over. Why should Apple waste money? 4) Honestly, they almost seem completely integrated already. So I guess it wouldn't be that big of a surprise. 5) No idea.
And also, Apple has been making acquisitions since 1988. Christ, their OSX, iTunes, Final Cut Pro, Logic, GarageBand are all in someway a result of acquisitions. Them acquiring companies is not a new phenomenon, they just have more money now.
They are sitting on fat wads of cash so definitely expect them to buy something. What else can they do with it?
Facebook, I hear their ad business model is superb.
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