Top Sony executives have gone on record as saying that they don't want Apple and they couldn't work with Steve Jobs, and some people just don't get it.
If you ask me, the buyout rumor is a ploy to drive the stock up. Someone wanted to make some money.
Top Sony executives have gone on record as saying that they don't want Apple and they couldn't work with Steve Jobs, and some people just don't get it.
If you ask me, the buyout rumor is a ploy to drive the stock up. Someone wanted to make some money.
No It was the board that said they don't want Apple or Steve. Sony's CEO, however, Has gone on record saying he wants Steve and Apple and let Steve run Apple as its own entity. In fact there was an interview with him in one of the recent issues of Fortune where he says he still wants this to happen.
Works for me! Bought Feb. 2002 for about 14.25. Sold today for 26.78. 88% return in a bit over a year. He he!
feb 2002 was two years ago, right? ... i bought on march 05,2003 at 13,40 euros ... 1 euro = $1,07 back then... now: 1 euro = $1,23 ... should i sell?? (aapl is at 21.70 euros now). i just own 70 shares so i don't know if it's worth it....
No It was the board that said they don't want Apple or Steve. Sony's CEO, however, Has gone on record saying he wants Steve and Apple and let Steve run Apple as its own entity. In fact there was an interview with him in one of the recent issues of Fortune where he says he still wants this to happen.
He did a 180, then, because it was the CEO of Sony Japan who expressed disappointment at trying to work with Steve.
Well, it happens. I doubt Steve would accept it, though. He'd probably end up trying a management coup.
Sony buying Apple is quite unlikely at this point. Apple's market cap is $9.9B and Sony's market cap is $38.7B. Apple will be a very big acquisition for Sony. Sony as about $10B in cash and $12B in debt, so this would almost have to be a stock-for-stock type of acquisition. Sony would have to pay a huge premium for Apple shares to compensate for the fact that Sony stockprice will decline after the announcement of the deal. Given it's strong cash position, no debt and Steve Job's leadership, Apple probably won't sell below $40 at this point, which is simpy too expensive for Sony, or any other corporation with the exception of IBM. Last year when AAPL was trading near cash value, Sony acquiring Apple for a 50% premium (about $20/share) would have been a more realistic deal.
Some type of a partnership where Apple licenses some technology (like OSX or iApps) to Sony's next generation home entertainment center product in return for Apple getting the rights to sell the complete Sony music catalogue on iTunes music store could be an interesting deal.
If Sony were to buy a public US company, I would say the most realistic candidate would be Pixar.
Steve will also not let go of Pixar with out a fight. If he wanted to get rid of it he would have offered it up to Disney a while ago. Steve loves to run these companies. I mean sure he is probably in it for the money to but I really don't think he is that greedy. He just loves his companies.
Can Apple's stock ever go up without people suggesting it is based on the fact that another company is going to buy them out? These rumors have been going on for decades. Apple has done this on their own merit, the iPod and iTMS as well as strong computer sales and profits. Leave other shit out of it biased news bastards.
Yes, yes it can, but the stock to just shoot up that much for any stock is impressive in todays market, Much less Apples, and furthermore the only news I can if that the iPod minis are selling kick ass but I would hardly think that would merit these kind of volumes being traded out of no where.
Yes, yes it can, but the stock to just shoot up that much for any stock is impressive in todays market, Much less Apples, and furthermore the only news I can if that the iPod minis are selling kick ass but I would hardly think that would merit these kind of volumes being traded out of no where.
i for one find it very impressive that iPod mini numbers seems to be so high. they're just selling these in the US right now... :-) anyone wants to bet how much of these gadgets will fly off the shelves with asia and europe included?
If you ask me, this is a good time to buy APPL puts (in fact I bought 40 AAQPT yesterday). I can't see Sony buying Apple and when that becomes more obvious APPL will fall. Then, with the delays in the XServe G5s and upgraded PB G5s, I don't see them having a real great sales quarter. When they announce their earnings for the quarter I see them getting hit again. It wouldn't surprise me to see them trading at $20 come April 16.
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http://finance.yahoo.com/mp#aapl
Don't know if I like the sound of that.
*sigh*
http://biz.yahoo.com/djus/040305/1335000639_1.html
Originally posted by ikDigital
Possible Sony buyout.
http://finance.yahoo.com/mp#aapl
Don't know if I like the sound of that.
Top Sony executives have gone on record as saying that they don't want Apple and they couldn't work with Steve Jobs, and some people just don't get it.
If you ask me, the buyout rumor is a ploy to drive the stock up. Someone wanted to make some money.
Originally posted by Messiahtosh
I bought in at 16, woohoo! Sold today, bam! around 700 profits afta' tax, niiice.
Now you can get a REAL iPod
Originally posted by Wrong Robot
Now you can get a REAL iPod
Nah, I'm saving up for a PowerBook, an updated one that's better than yours.
BTW-20 minutes left in the trading day, hopefully it ends above 27.
Originally posted by Amorph
Top Sony executives have gone on record as saying that they don't want Apple and they couldn't work with Steve Jobs, and some people just don't get it.
If you ask me, the buyout rumor is a ploy to drive the stock up. Someone wanted to make some money.
No It was the board that said they don't want Apple or Steve. Sony's CEO, however, Has gone on record saying he wants Steve and Apple and let Steve run Apple as its own entity. In fact there was an interview with him in one of the recent issues of Fortune where he says he still wants this to happen.
If you ask me, the buyout rumor is a ploy to drive the stock up. Someone wanted to make some money.
Works for me!
Originally posted by Gamblor
Works for me!
feb 2002 was two years ago, right? ... i bought on march 05,2003 at 13,40 euros ... 1 euro = $1,07 back then... now: 1 euro = $1,23 ... should i sell?? (aapl is at 21.70 euros now). i just own 70 shares so i don't know if it's worth it....
Originally posted by SilentEchoes
No It was the board that said they don't want Apple or Steve. Sony's CEO, however, Has gone on record saying he wants Steve and Apple and let Steve run Apple as its own entity. In fact there was an interview with him in one of the recent issues of Fortune where he says he still wants this to happen.
He did a 180, then, because it was the CEO of Sony Japan who expressed disappointment at trying to work with Steve.
Well, it happens. I doubt Steve would accept it, though. He'd probably end up trying a management coup.
feb 2002 was two years ago, right?
You're right-- I'm a pinhead who can't count, type, or tell time. Oh well... That should have been Feb '03. I've had the stock slightly over a year.
Originally posted by Amorph
He did a 180, then, because it was the CEO of Sony Japan who expressed disappointment at trying to work with Steve.
Well, it happens. I doubt Steve would accept it, though. He'd probably end up trying a management coup.
Some type of a partnership where Apple licenses some technology (like OSX or iApps) to Sony's next generation home entertainment center product in return for Apple getting the rights to sell the complete Sony music catalogue on iTunes music store could be an interesting deal.
If Sony were to buy a public US company, I would say the most realistic candidate would be Pixar.
Originally posted by macshark
If Sony were to buy a public US company, I would say the most realistic candidate would be Pixar.
Except that they still have heartburn from acquiring other US content creators.
They expected synergy, and they ended up with a turf war. Why bring another army to the battlefield?
Originally posted by SilentEchoes
Yes, yes it can, but the stock to just shoot up that much for any stock is impressive in todays market, Much less Apples, and furthermore the only news I can if that the iPod minis are selling kick ass but I would hardly think that would merit these kind of volumes being traded out of no where.
i for one find it very impressive that iPod mini numbers seems to be so high. they're just selling these in the US right now... :-) anyone wants to bet how much of these gadgets will fly off the shelves with asia and europe included?