IBM possibly vying to buy Apple
While IBM is exiting the computer business by selling its PC business to Lenova, could it be that they do it in order to buy AppleComputers? Or do the two plan a closer cooperation?
Would that make sense? Nope, not to me. Apple's share is too small in the PC business, and their internal culture seem to differ quite a lot from IBM (even so Big Blue changed over the last 10 years). What would hardcore Apple fans think of being part of the IBM way of doing things?
But what would be the reason for IBM to "burden" themselves with such a "small" player in a business that becomes more and more commodity-like? Is the creativity of Apple's employees an incentive for IBM? However, is the creativity not a function of Steve Jobs? So what if Steve Job is leaving again, will Apple still thrive? Or is it that IBM wants to get back at Microsoft?
I don't agree with any of those ideas - but I am happy to sit at the sidelines and observe, speculate and comment.
(By Asia Business Consulting)
Would that make sense? Nope, not to me. Apple's share is too small in the PC business, and their internal culture seem to differ quite a lot from IBM (even so Big Blue changed over the last 10 years). What would hardcore Apple fans think of being part of the IBM way of doing things?
But what would be the reason for IBM to "burden" themselves with such a "small" player in a business that becomes more and more commodity-like? Is the creativity of Apple's employees an incentive for IBM? However, is the creativity not a function of Steve Jobs? So what if Steve Job is leaving again, will Apple still thrive? Or is it that IBM wants to get back at Microsoft?
I don't agree with any of those ideas - but I am happy to sit at the sidelines and observe, speculate and comment.
(By Asia Business Consulting)
posted by Andreas @ 9:32 am
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