Is there an alliance that could transform Apple?

addisonaddison
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
Apple-IBM



Apple-Disney



Apple-AOL



Apple-Sony



Apple-AMD



Apple-IBM would get my vote for the best way to ensure corporate sales, and who would underestimate the power of IBM. Not I for one.



Apple-AMD would shock, but would it do this trick?



[ 03-13-2002: Message edited by: JW Pepper ]</p>
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  • Reply 1 of 39
    serranoserrano Posts: 1,806member
    the rebel alliance.
  • Reply 2 of 39
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    I would guess that Apple IBM would be the best bet to skyrocket sales. IBM has long time ties with a lot of people that buy hardware. I'm not sure how it would work out though.
  • Reply 3 of 39
    thttht Posts: 5,447member
    Apple-Intel wherein Apple designs a PowerPC processor and Intel does the fab. Heck, Apple could design an embedded PPC processor and challenge Moto and IBM
  • Reply 4 of 39
    macsrgood4umacsrgood4u Posts: 3,007member
    Apple-Disney is a bad match. Eisner and Jobs would not get along. Apple is not going to merge with anybody in the foreseeable future. Mergers of computer companies have a history of failing. It will be interesting to see how the HP-Compaq alliance works. Apple is going the consumer electronics route in the next few years, so Sony would probably not be on the docket.
  • Reply 5 of 39
    johnsonfromwisconsinjohnsonfromwisconsin Posts: 80member
    [quote]Eisner and Jobs would not get along. <hr></blockquote>



    Eisner isn't currently getting along with much of anyone in the Tech industry right now.
  • Reply 6 of 39
    scottibscottib Posts: 381member
    The Devil. In this case, though, Apple would be copying MicroSoft.
  • Reply 7 of 39
    macsrgood4umacsrgood4u Posts: 3,007member
    Eisner doesn't get along with anybody in his industry either.
  • Reply 8 of 39
    bellebelle Posts: 1,574member
    I hear the Axis of Evil is always looking for new members.
  • Reply 9 of 39
    onlookeronlooker Posts: 5,252member
    [quote]Originally posted by Belle:

    <strong>I hear the Axis of Evil is always looking for new members.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yes, but I believe that Microsoft already closed an exclusive deal with them.
  • Reply 10 of 39
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Dare I say it? Is it too horrible? I think it is. Duck!



    Apple Microsoft
  • Reply 11 of 39
    spookyspooky Posts: 504member
    Apple + SGI + Alias Wavefront + Macromedia



  • Reply 12 of 39
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    [quote]Originally posted by spooky:

    <strong>Apple + SGI + Alias Wavefront + Macromedia



    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Sounds cool, but wouldn't a company of that magnitude be poised to take over rival Adobe or would *gasp* antitrust regulations prohibit such a move?
  • Reply 13 of 39
    msleemslee Posts: 143member
    Apple attempted to join the Axis of Evil, but they had a preexisting and illegal contract, by which the AOE was prevented from dual-aligning itself with any other OS-maker.



    EDIT: onlooker beat me to the punch. bastard.



    [ 03-13-2002: Message edited by: mslee ]</p>
  • Reply 14 of 39
    junkyard dawgjunkyard dawg Posts: 2,801member
    Apple needs the power of the dark side of the force. Only a master of evil can bring Apple the CPU performance they need. And no, Dubya is too preoccupied with being the administration's front-bitch to be of much help. Apple needs a full time master of evil, like Darth Vader.



    One can only hope that in Motorola there lurks someone evil and vile enough to bring the POWER back into Powermacs.
  • Reply 15 of 39
    berbercarpetberbercarpet Posts: 242member
    I would not like to see Macromedia and Apple form an alliance, let alone merge.



    (not that it's even possible, really)





    I would like Macromedia to have the freedom to develop server software with no constraints from a partner/parent company as far as "platform" preference.



    Having said that, I think ColdFusion should run on OS X--and an alliance would ensure that.
  • Reply 16 of 39
    gilschgilsch Posts: 1,995member
    LOL...ScottiB, you beat me to it. An alliance with the Devil could definitely prove beneficial. Those 2.666GZ G5 "Scorchers" and 3.666GZ G5 "Infernos" PPC chips would rock! And the "Fire" theme could be a nice alternative to Aqua aswell. Of course, the devil horns/airport antennas could pose a problem aesthetically speaking.
  • Reply 17 of 39
    spindlerspindler Posts: 713member
    Apple, McDonalds, and Hustler.
  • Reply 18 of 39
    nostradamusnostradamus Posts: 397member
    [quote]Originally posted by spindler:

    <strong>Apple, McDonalds, and Hustler.</strong><hr></blockquote>

    Don't forget KidRed.
  • Reply 19 of 39
    kidredkidred Posts: 2,402member
    [quote]Originally posted by Nostradamus:

    <strong>

    Don't forget KidRed.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    LOL, what's that mean?
  • Reply 20 of 39
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    [quote]Originally posted by janitor:

    <strong>the rebel alliance.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    thats excellent! your awesome
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