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Twitter, Twitter, everywhere.  Twitter is certainly the belle of the ball these days.  Everyone’s been talking about how Facebook tried to buy them.  How Google and Microsoft have been batting their eyes in Twitter’s direction.  And now, latest on the porch steps carrying a (supposed) 700 million dollar rose is Apple? 

I just don’t see it happening.  For a couple of reasons.  Although the latest is that a mysterious “source” claims “late-stage negotiations to acquire twitter,” that’s same thing was also circulating before with Facebook.  Didn’t happen.  It is said that the iPhone is the big draw for the deal.  That the Tweetie app is a nice fit if they extend it to owning Twitter.  It’s also said that Apple is wanting Twitter to “show them the way” to play more on the web. 

Well, that’s all fine and dandy for Apple, now how about Twitter?  They are growing and growing.  Being courted by everyone and their brother.  We are going to see everyone from Apple to Facebook to Microsoft to the geek high school kid down the street wanting a piece of them.  That doesn’t mean they are going to get it.  In the infamous words of The Rolling Stones, “Ya can’t always get what ya want”. 

Twitter has probably not yet reached its peak, and thus, is still able to earn founders Williams and Stone an even nicer chunk of change.  In a quote that simply cracked me up, one Twitter investor still kind of nailed it.  “Twitter really could make a lot of money.  And we are not just making that up either.”  Gee, because no one realized that one.

I think it is going to remain an independent for a little while yet, with Williams and Stone sitting back and watching the value rise.  Then the free for all battle between all the big players is going to start in earnest.  No, Apple is most likely not going to be in the ring for the final punches.  My bet?  We’re gonna end up with Twoogle.

via: techmeme