Maybe Apple and Sony is not such a bad idea

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#1 Anberlin_2004
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I still wouldn't want Apple to buyout Sony. With all the rumors of a Sony takeover, It might be interesting since Apple is currently doing better (financially) than Microsoft. It seems like it would only make the Playstation 3 more of a threat to Microsoft which wouldn't make XBOX 360 fanboys too happy. Here is a link to an article http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/microsoft-vs-apple-whos-winning-the-numbers-dont-lie/2504

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#2 gaming25
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Apple's control over products they ownis not what I would like to see in SCE, so no.

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#3 Diviniuz
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Apple and AMD would be a better idea for the company imo, everything would be inhouse
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idk Sony already upmarks there tvs which suck, just because its sony, so atleast apple wont effect the tv sector. everything else is going to get a $500 price incease

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#5 Anberlin_2004
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It's too bad Nintendo did away with the Super Nintendo CD in the early 90s. Sony and Nintendo would be a great combination- I think.
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#6 AL_GREEN
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Do you guys actually believe this is going to happen? There's no way Sony is selling their company to Apple why are we even discussing this.
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#7 Killer2401
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Apple is doing better than Microsoft because they overcharge an insane amount for their products, but people still buy them anyways.
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#8 Diviniuz
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Apple is doing better than Microsoft because they overcharge an insane amount for their products, but people still buy them anyways.Killer2401
I think there is a bit more to it than that
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[QUOTE="Killer2401"]Apple is doing better than Microsoft because they overcharge an insane amount for their products, but people still buy them anyways.Diviniuz
I think there is a bit more to it than that

I'd say they also have superior products, but I really don't want to get flammed. Either way, Apple brand name is in, and Microsoft (which is losing money on no account of Apple anyways) is rather on the out.

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Do you guys actually believe this is going to happen? There's no way Sony is selling their company to Apple why are we even discussing this.AL_GREEN
Apple has enough money that Sony wouldn't have a choice. Hostile takeover anyone?
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#11 James161324
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Two companies that both love overpricing their products. I think they would make a happy couple. So instead of a 100 dollars more over the xbox for a ps4. Expect to pay twice as much for a ps4.

But i highly doubt apple will sink money in a company that just came off huge losses.

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#12 kuraimen
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No it is not a good idea.
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[QUOTE="AL_GREEN"]Do you guys actually believe this is going to happen? There's no way Sony is selling their company to Apple why are we even discussing this.VideoGameGuy
Apple has enough money that Sony wouldn't have a choice. Hostile takeover anyone?

That's not how a hostile take over would work. And this rumor has been dismissed already. The guy who wrote the initial blog even said he was just mentioning what apple COULD do with the $51 billion in cash they have laying around.
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#14 gamebreakerz__
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No, just no. The iPlaystaion would launch at $3000 and still be useless.
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No, just no. The iPlaystation would launch at $3000 and still be useless.gamebreakerz__

Like every other Apple product. What exactly is the purpose of an iPad? Too big to be a mobile phone, too small to be a computer.

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[QUOTE="gamebreakerz__"]No, just no. The iPlaystation would launch at $3000 and still be useless.paranoidpixie95

Like every other Apple product. What exactly is the purpose of an iPad? Too big to be a mobile phone, too small to be a computer.

it's a fad, like Justin Bieber. i still can't believe people buy a $2000 Macbook just to look 'cool'.

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[QUOTE="paranoidpixie95"]

[QUOTE="gamebreakerz__"]No, just no. The iPlaystation would launch at $3000 and still be useless.rawr89

Like every other Apple product. What exactly is the purpose of an iPad? Too big to be a mobile phone, too small to be a computer.

it's a fad, like Justin Bieber. i still can't believe people buy a $2000 Macbook just to look 'cool'.

^^ Reminds me -- the single most flawed electronics product in history is the MacBook Air. It has no disk drive, the intercooler gets blasted easily and it has the processing power of a Nokia N95. And all for a low, low price of $2799 AUD. That's how much they charge for the damn thing here.

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#18 Dilrod
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[QUOTE="paranoidpixie95"]

[QUOTE="gamebreakerz__"]No, just no. The iPlaystation would launch at $3000 and still be useless.rawr89

Like every other Apple product. What exactly is the purpose of an iPad? Too big to be a mobile phone, too small to be a computer.

it's a fad, like Justin Bieber. i still can't believe people buy a $2000 Macbook just to look 'cool'.

I love my iPad it's perfect for my usage. I don't need to burn cd's or anything. I just want Internet connection every where I go, gaming, movies, music. It's perfect.
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[QUOTE="Diviniuz"][QUOTE="Killer2401"]Apple is doing better than Microsoft because they overcharge an insane amount for their products, but people still buy them anyways.Killer2401

I think there is a bit more to it than that

I'd say they also have superior products, but I really don't want to get flammed. Either way, Apple brand name is in, and Microsoft (which is losing money on no account of Apple anyways) is rather on the out.

MS isn't losing money, MS made over $5 billion of profit for the quarter, that's more profit than Apple did in the same time period and enough to buy 1/7 of Sony as a whole, just a single quarter.