Full FeedApril Fools: Apple Corp. to buy Sony
We all know that Apple is making a run for the big leagues… First with Intel based Macs, then Boot Camp running Windows OS, the iPod, the iPhone, Apple TV, and changing their name from Apple Computer to Apple Corp. The problem is that Apple is still a rather small company in terms of developers and current product line and without pairing up with someone else it would take them years to get to where Steve Jobs wants the company to be.
Given this, we actually got a phone call from a legit tipster announcing that Apple is in the early stages of a deal to purchase a great deal of Sony. If there was one company to purchase Sony would be it considering that they know hardware very well, but lack in the software department (a place where Apple shines). Additionally, there was a time when the two companies leveraged one anther’s design experts, and once would have to agree that Sony and Apple are the most design conscientious consumer electronics companies out there.
Sony obviously doesn’t compete in a major way in the portable music or video market and while their Sony Ericsson phones are positioned as either Walkman models or Cybershot models, they flourish in Europe but struggle in America. Apple would be able to leverage Sony’s extremely successful camera line-up, HD capabilities (Blu-ray, camcorders, drives, displays/HDTVs), and gaming—an area Apple has rumored to enter for a long time. Sony and Apple have both been driving forces behind the direct to customer market and retail stores, as well as creating status symbols from their products.
The tipster, who obviously asked not to be named, said that we should expect to hear more over the next few weeks but wanted to advise people that they should hold off on purchasing Sony products for the meantime since Apple has already begun development on major overhaul software that will be effective immediately upon completion of the deal.
What do you think, is this the move needed to push Apple out ahead of Samsung, LG, Philips, Panasonic, etc? Or will this grow the small cult-like company too fast?
Update: This was an April Fools joke. Thanks to all of you who called it out right away, and shame on you to think that we would get something like Apple Corp. wrong if this was a real post. :)
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Isn’t the title supposed to be as “a part of Sony”
on April 1, 2007 at 08:19 AM - LINKwhy be shameless (to the extreme) over irrelevant and frivolous facts
on April 1, 2007 at 08:22 AM - LINKI’ll have to shift to Samsung or Panasonic ......those American’s are only good at biased and false remarks ...they can never be as creative as Sony, The Legend
on April 1, 2007 at 08:27 AM - LINKSTFU
on April 1, 2007 at 08:28 AM - LINKDisaster ! oops sorry ....in caps “DISASTER”
on April 1, 2007 at 08:29 AM - LINKIt’s a Rumour Right ? i mean it’s not possible. no, not even for the richest man on earth(i mean Gates) ...Sony’s asset value is way more than both of them collected i.e Apple and Microsoft(again, Bill (open) Gates included)
on April 1, 2007 at 08:36 AM - LINKIn the world of “www media” it’s possible for Harley Davidson to buy General Motors ...get a life gadgete…
on April 1, 2007 at 08:52 AM - LINKI think he mean merger. Take over Sony is a bit difficult. Bill Gate, M$ the richest company in the world, want to hostile takeover Nintendo Co Ltd, 7 years ago. Nintendo got the wind of it, buy it stock back, stock go up. Hostile takeover fail before M$ even started.
on April 1, 2007 at 09:19 AM - LINKumm .. april fools dumbasses?
on April 1, 2007 at 10:09 AM - LINKAnyway,its April 1st.
on April 1, 2007 at 10:10 AM - LINKYeah, too bad it is April fools day. Apple COULD save Sony if it wanted too.
on April 1, 2007 at 02:57 PM - LINKApple does not need Sony. And it’s Apple Inc. Not Apple Corp! Apple Corps Ltd. is a multi-armed multimedia corporation,founded in January 1968 by British rock band the Beatles.
on April 1, 2007 at 03:40 PM - LINK-Notebook of sony
on April 1, 2007 at 05:54 PM - LINKWell it’s Apple fools day.
on April 1, 2007 at 06:55 PM - LINKAPPLE NEEDS GAMING. Apple tv device can’t compete against future Microsoft products if you can’t play games on it. It would be too difficult for Apple start up a gaming division on it’s own, the market is too well established, therefore Apple needs to buy someone. Sony or Nintendo fit’s the bill perfectly. I think Sony is the better play because Apple could spin off some of Sony’s assets to help pay for the takeover (like selling Sony Entertainment to Disney perhaps?).
on April 1, 2007 at 08:15 PM - LINKWow, you people are stupid. Obviously an April Fool’s Day joke.
DON’T READ NEWS ON APRIL FOOLS DAY, 90% OF IT IS BOGUS.
on April 1, 2007 at 09:14 PM - LINKApril Fool’s!!!
on April 1, 2007 at 11:57 PM - LINKApril Fools people! Not a coincidence that this major story would break on SUNDAY April 1st.
on April 2, 2007 at 01:27 AM - LINKApple Corp is a record company in England, Maybe Apple Inc?
on April 2, 2007 at 06:44 AM - LINKJust wasted my time reading this article. I will deleted gadgetell from my favorites and read engagement.com from now on.
BTW. this is NOT an April’s fools joke
Mario
on April 2, 2007 at 06:24 PM - LINKYour April fools just came true!
on February 8, 2008 at 12:33 AM - LINKFollow the link and read the story.Apple is now bigger and cashed up
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aBUsWjRX0foE&refer=columnist_pesek
on February 8, 2008 at 12:35 AM - LINKHaha that’s crazy! I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily true… but it’s definitely “less-false” since Bloomberg has posted a piece on it!
Thanks for the link dochidemo! Adam will have a good laugh when he gets back to his computer. =)
-Doug
on February 8, 2008 at 08:00 AM - LINKI hate when Bloomberg covers our story without sourcing us :)
on February 10, 2008 at 08:10 PM - LINK