Apple Buying Universal Music? [merged threads]

[macosXrumors]

Apple may be discussing with Vivendi the purchase of Universal Music at the moment I'm posting that.

My Article

A Reuters article comfirming

[dmbfan36]

I'm not sure how i feel about this, but...here is a link to the story in the latimes:
apple in talks to buy universal

certainly raises the stakes for the rumored apple music service...

[Randman]

It's seemingly unlikely combination with Apple will instantly make technology guru Steve Jobs, Apple's co-founder and chief executive, the most powerful player in the record industry, the newspaper added.

I'm sure Steve-O would just hate that.

[senne]

Apple is being Microsoftish..... Buys everything... MONEY MONEY MONEY!

[ccuilla]

Or Sony-ish.

This reeks of the Sony comparisons of past.

Seems an odd acquisition. But perhaps fits into a larger strategy.

Could Apple also then buy Pixar (from Steve) putting together a complete multimedia/technology company (a la Sony)?

[bolindilly]

Apple is being Microsoftish..... Buys everything... MONEY MONEY MONEY!

c'mon, how lame can you get? you might as well say "greedy capitalist pig." people whine about apple not having the market share it deserves, then when apple tries to expand it's influence, people hate $. i hope that comment was just a joke. if it was, then i apologize for this one. if it wasn't, then i am supremely disappointed with the mindset of the apple cult followers.

john galt

[fryke]

I might add that if you read the article you see that they name 'anonymous' sources. And although the 'paperness' gives them some psychological solidness, I guess it could 'just be another rumour'.

However, if the rumours about Apple's music service turn out to be true, then such a move by Apple would seem rational or at least possible.

[pds]

Originally posted by bolindilly


john galt

Who is John Galt?

Can't agree more. Make money by your own invention and innovation!