specially the Hypocrite Eric Schmidh!What now? Without Steve mentoring the Google founders, Google would not be where it is. Also, without stealing ideas, by a Google exec, while serving on Apples board of directors... we would not be having this conversation.
The reason this country is in a financial mess is because people are "consumers". They spend money senselessly.....
I believe Steve did have a sit down with President Obama. Two things they talked about were a tax holiday for business, and public education. I think Steve was not happy with the taxes for foreign income, and Steve was not happy with the cost of public school education vs the quality of education coming out.
If Steve were alive, he'd be invited to sit with Obama to figure a way out of the Finacial mess this country is in..... He maybe couldn't fix it right away, but there would be some unique ideas thrown out there, I'd bet !
I think what a lot of people don't realize is that business valuation is a relatively simple exercise, but before Jobs and Nguyen ever sat down at that table the calculations had already been worked out and a fair value reached in such a manner that Jobs wasn't just throwing out some kind of absurd number that Nguyen might balk at or that might spark a lot of back and forth.
Warren Buffett is much the same way, and both of them had the luxury of also knowing most of these managers they'd deal with so the fuzzy part of the equation (evaluating the management team for its soundness) was also already done by the time they sat down.
The rest, goodwill as an accounting term, is simply predicated upon how much more lala's technology is worth in Apple's hands than it is in Nguyen's, because there are other strengths Apple has that can be leveraged to do things with Lala that it couldn't really capitalize upon by itself.
he did have that first dinner meeting in feb 2011, http://www.csmonitor.com/usa/electi...obama-you-re-headed-for-a-one-term-presidency when he also told obama that he was headed for a one-term presidency, so that hypothetical second meeting might have been somewhat uncomfortable.
If Steve were alive, he'd be invited to sit with Obama to figure a way out of the Finacial mess this country is in..... He maybe couldn't fix it right away, but there would be some unique ideas thrown out there, I'd bet !
and as usual, started by an Apple disliker
Chances are Google has more revenue & profits than Apple. They have a search engine, Android, RELIABLE Maps, etc.
Non sequitur. Outstanding shares doesn't affect market cap.
Well, Mr.Jobs would recommend doing the same things he did to revitalize Apple when it was near bankruptcy. Get the bloat out. Streamline everything and make it lean and mean. Of course Obama would have none of that, they would just have to agree to disagree. The only part of the Government that works pretty well is the IRS. Show me the money!!! They are a well oiled machine when it comes to picking your pocket.
Lala's biggest strength was that it was at or near the top for many Google searches of particular songs, thanks to a search placement deal with Google.
havent read all the linked articles because frankly the story that is posted here is as uninteresting as they come.
regarding lala and color what has apple actually gained from these two?
What Google said: "Don't be evil."
What Google did: "Don't be evil. Unless we get paid."
Chances are Google has more revenue & profits than Apple. They have a search engine, Android, RELIABLE Maps, etc.
Nope, not really. If you know how acquisitions work, then this article really makes sense. It highlights the power and authority of Steve Jobs. And for the bonus, his style.
Seems to still be working for Cisco.
Wow you came back to this thread. Have you learned anything yet?
Seriously... where do you get your facts? Have you even looked at the financial statements? Who is your source for this information?
Chances are Google has more revenue & profits than Apple. They have a search engine, Android, RELIABLE Maps, etc.
Someone doesnt follow the stock market. Apple could never even come close to buying google.
Why would you want them to? And what makes you think there's any chance they could remotely afford to?
Well, Mr.Jobs would recommend doing the same things he did to revitalize Apple when it was near bankruptcy. Get the bloat out. Streamline everything and make it lean and mean.
I agree with this. Accusing google of selling search placements is a huge accusation and could destroy googles search income.Is there a source for this "search placement deal" claim? The linked article does not mention such a deal. It just says that most of the time the first link would be to LaLa, but it is not claiming Google was boosting LaLa's ranking unfairly. This is a serious accusation, I'd like to know whether there is a credible source behind it.
If Steve were alive, he'd be invited to sit with Obama to figure a way out of the Finacial mess this country is in..... He maybe couldn't fix it right away, but there would be some unique ideas thrown out there, I'd bet !
Before Apple got fat and rich they would have innovated their way out of the competition. Now they are lazy and just buy the smaller operators who are vastly more creative and innovative. They will only be able to do that for so long while their 'war chest' of wealth gets eroded- until they are forced to do something spectacular again. Apple and Steve are best when they really are foolish and hungry.....not fat and lazy.