I have an idea. I suggest that Apple team up with Facebook to buy AOL Time Warner CNN?
[Editor's Note: It was rumored that Apple had discussions about a Time Warner Purchase in 2015. It never materialized. Now, news reports suggest that Apple is looking into original content. Then, too, so is everyone else. 13 July 2017.]
I was forced to revise this article. The revision lies herein.
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I realised that the problems of AAPL are not a tech-school problem, but a b-school problem. There is a problem with market share, innovation, market penetration, revenue enhancement, diversification of the portfolio and so on.
There appears to be a scorched earth policy. The i-Pad has competitors eroding market share. (if then: go to) AAPL goes to and innovates the i-Phone. The Blackberry is moving into Apple's market share: Apple goes to the i-TV.
This is fine if we have an endless stream of new products and can afford to abandon market share to competitors. That has worked up to now. Follow the path of the trajectory.
If you don't want to hear it from me, I have a Linkedin Colleague (with a PhD. who can explain it. The catch: you must go to Linkedin where I posted the link to this article. Or to Twitter. Or to Facebook.)
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[Editor's Note: It was rumored that Apple had discussions about a Time Warner Purchase in 2015. It never materialized. Now, news reports suggest that Apple is looking into original content. Then, too, so is everyone else. 13 July 2017.]
I was forced to revise this article. The revision lies herein.
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I realised that the problems of AAPL are not a tech-school problem, but a b-school problem. There is a problem with market share, innovation, market penetration, revenue enhancement, diversification of the portfolio and so on.
There appears to be a scorched earth policy. The i-Pad has competitors eroding market share. (if then: go to) AAPL goes to and innovates the i-Phone. The Blackberry is moving into Apple's market share: Apple goes to the i-TV.
This is fine if we have an endless stream of new products and can afford to abandon market share to competitors. That has worked up to now. Follow the path of the trajectory.
If you don't want to hear it from me, I have a Linkedin Colleague (with a PhD. who can explain it. The catch: you must go to Linkedin where I posted the link to this article. Or to Twitter. Or to Facebook.)
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APPLE has the cash on hand that seems to bother people. Also, there has been discussion about growth. (There needs to be some diversification and revenue enhancement.)
FACEBOOK has 1 Billion users globally.
With the purchases, AAPL + FB will gain
- Email (Lose the cartoons)
- Publishing
- Cable TV (Apple TV?)
- Movies (Streaming video for i-Pads)
- CNN (A global news network which is ideally suited for the i Pads.)
- There are far more pluses. You diversify your investment portfolio.
- You enhance the value of the i-Pad as a direct source for movies, news, Cable TV.
- You Monetise Facebook
- You invest overseas cash
- You get shareholders off your backs.
In addition, the i-Reporter system of viewers from around the nation and around the world provides on the spot videos of news and other matters of interest.
This ties in directly to Facebook's One Billion Users and all the services FB can provide.
AAPL MEETS HOLLYWOOD
AAPL MEETS HOLLYWOOD
But, don't bother listening to me. Everyone always doesn't listen to me.
Sincerely,
Slim
PS. If you find anything I've said to be helpful, please do not hesitate to send me a really tricked-out Mac Book and to put a few dollars into the envelope along with the thank-you note. Slim
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