Microsoft bought Apple?

Although they hate each other, they seem to need each other at this time. Rather, it was never needed so urgently.

Gates told Apple that the horse was filled with gifts.Source: Rudypark

Nothing is impossible in this world, and even these two rivals cannot shake hands with each other. If you spend time in a private blog of Microsoft employees, you will feel the fact: a lot of people are not happy with their current CEO. In other words, they think an inappropriate "Steve" is leading Microsoft.

In contrast, that "Steve", that's just Steve Jobs of Apple, has the skills that Microsoft is waiting for and wishes to die. At this point, you will probably think that such a scenario is impossible, but again, within the past few months, we have seen so many "impossible" events.

The first is the eMachines case acquired by Gateway. Why did Gateway's current executive team buy money to buy another company, then accept the leadership of eMachines to climb . to lead me back?

What about Apple's handshake with Intel? Even Steve Jobs in the past had said that it could not happen. But things still come as you know.

Next is Cisco, the giant enterprise network giant, who buys Scientific-Atlanta. Is to pursue the market of digital receivers?

Or like Dell, a giant who seemed to be at ease with every acquisition, also spent money to buy Alienware, a high-end computer maker and service gamer.

More than anything, the fact that Walt Disney bought Pixar, although it was only a few months ago, the two companies were still at war with each other.

Obviously, there will be a lot of antitrust barriers in case Microsoft acquires Apple, but both Apple and Microsoft are famous for "prehistoric" overcoming the impossible. Anyway, that's their problem. Now imagine how a merger of this type would result.

Not because of the operating system

Easy to point out why Apple bought NeXT back then. Apple wants to use NeXT's gray matter and technology to overcome a problem similar to Microsoft's existing with Vista: While Apple is not a professional operating system developer, Microsoft is spread too wide from the OS realm.

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Microsoft is losing support from many key employees, partners and customers. Even the US government is no longer excited about protecting Microsoft from troubles and risks from abroad. Microsoft is having serious problems with its corporate image, which it doesn't seem to recognize, or simply can't solve.

In addition, there is also a problem with leadership in Microsoft, when executives are isolated, isolated from the rest. They often make very bad decisions and are criticized by their own employees.

The main responsibility for bad or good images is marketing and PR. Contrary to Microsoft, Apple's PR and promotion work very well. The company's latest products, like iPod and iTunes, have imposed a new lifestyle, culture and style among young people.

Similarly, Apple, and most notably Steve Jobs, is known for its extremely deep staff management. Jobs always asked the impossible things to the staff, of course the reward for them would be great, and often Jobs got the expected results.

According to Microsoft blog, the only place in Microsoft that has no trouble is Mac Business. Even the name suggests that this department is closer to Apple than Microsoft at the moment.

In summary, with all the above platforms, there is reason to believe that Apple will help Microsoft. But will Microsoft help Apple?

Why Apple needs Microsoft

"I am iPod, meaning I exist".When will Bill Gates be the one to say this, instead of Steve Jobs?Source: Worth1000.com

The key word to see here is "Office", but on the condition that Microsoft has to give Apple a substantial capital (about $ 150 million) so that Apple can launch new hardware and complete the new operating system. mine. Not to mention that Microsoft must also allow Apple to "sell" in areas where it is now banned.

In fact, Apple also has minor problems. First of all, the computer and its operating system only occupy a very modest market share. The company does not issue product licenses or enforce technology standards. Apple computers are durable and safe, but they lack compatibility with other software platforms. Therefore, shaking hands with Microsoft can help Apple products run in the Windows environment.

Imagine what the result would be if the new Apple operating system was based on the Windows kernel core instead of Unix? Certainly it will be widely accepted by consumers and businesses 10 times more than today.

Next, if Apple's most successful product, the iPod, runs on Microsoft's software, Apple will be able to sell more interface licenses. At that time, the iPod will be able to fulfill its full potential and reap much higher revenue.

Can not be merged or cooperated?

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Maybe the idea of ​​Apple-Microsoft is too far away. The reason Apple and Microsoft are both interesting and interesting is because both exist independently, with their own features that cannot be mixed. Moreover, the US government will certainly not allow this type of merger to take place. But, again, what if the two sides started to cooperate?

If Apple 's next operating system, Leopard, is finished, it is fortunate that Apple will gain some market share from Microsoft in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, Leopard could hardly be released before the following year, after Vista shipped. The lack of competition is making a lot of sense for Microsoft, and it's impossible for the company to bring more breakthrough features to Vista. More than anyone, Microsoft is looking forward to having opponents for the EU and some Asian countries to keep their eyes on them.

Moreover, Linux not only threatens Microsoft. The low user OS X also means that it is very weak against the aggression of other competitors.

What if Apple started working with Microsoft to turn iPod into a media entertainment hub of the new era, but Microsoft helped Apple build Mac OS into a peer-to-peer Windows?

In the end, all of the above analysis is just an ideal scenario, which is rarely so flawless. However, a lot of strange things still happen, and if someday you read news that Apple shaking hands with Microsoft in the newspaper, don't be too surprised!

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