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Apple in Talks to Acquire Luxury Carmaker and Formula One Team McLaren [Update: McLaren Denies]
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When Apple starts respecting consumers, I will.
Jony Ive famously drives a Bentley, Cue is on the board at Ferrari, Marc Newsom has pretty interesting taste in design.
While I would have assumed Aston Martin was a more likely purchase, McLaren makes some really impressive vehicles. AM was owned by Ford and now Daimler & Ford each own small bits of AM but a buyout would be pretty easy given Apple's cash. Perhaps it's McLaren's work in electric engines that is most appealing.
I've owned every Apple product made since 1999 including an iPod Hi-Fi and if Apple makes McLaren priced cars, I'd have to simply skip that product. The notion of an Apple Car would be great. I just hope it can eventually hit Tesla Model 3 pricing.
While I would have assumed Aston Martin was a more likely purchase, McLaren makes some really impressive vehicles. AM was owned by Ford and now Daimler & Ford each own small bits of AM but a buyout would be pretty easy given Apple's cash. Perhaps it's McLaren's work in electric engines that is most appealing.
I've owned every Apple product made since 1999 including an iPod Hi-Fi and if Apple makes McLaren priced cars, I'd have to simply skip that product. The notion of an Apple Car would be great. I just hope it can eventually hit Tesla Model 3 pricing.
If true, this kills the Tesla acquisition rumors. What will Elon do now to maintain his fairy tale? There will be a lot of angry people when the bankruptcy court vaporizes their Model 3 deposits.
Yes, this is more about the talent hire/know how, then about the current cars in production.
F1 is already ruined by Corporate Greed... Bernie's greed.
No, that's something that Tesla does. Apple doesn't give two sh*ts about working with other companies or abiding by global industry standards. You think their push for the Lightning port as a connector for headphones was a decision based on a push for an industry standard? The more likely choice was USB-C. The same goes for so many other proprietary, closed crap Apple decides to enforce.
No, they won't shutter McLaren. They will simply shift the company's focus to growing markets. Scooters, for example, sell far better than expensive sports cars. So just update McLaren's sports cars when they feel like it and keep new scooter designes coming to market every year. It'll be magical.
It seems to me that Apple has typically aimed for the top 20% of the market.
McLaren is more aimed at the top .001%...
So this would be a strange move for Apple. It seems like Tesla, BMW, Audi, Lexus... that seems more like the level that Apple would aim to insert them at.
McLaren is more aimed at the top .001%...
So this would be a strange move for Apple. It seems like Tesla, BMW, Audi, Lexus... that seems more like the level that Apple would aim to insert them at.
Excellent news, if true. Makes a ton of sense, given the company's size, accomplishments, infrastructure (which is repurposable), technology, and especially their strength in materials science. The price makes sense, with the downside of carrying McLaren's losses/debt.
There would be loads of synergistic marketing and promotional possibilities as well. Hope it happens!
There would be loads of synergistic marketing and promotional possibilities as well. Hope it happens!
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That's innovation. The new cordless driving experience.
It's worth pointing out that McLaren Technologies doesn't wholly own McLaren cars. McLaren Technologies is one of the best R&D companies for auto related software, firmware, control computer units, etc.
McLaren Automotive is a separate entity (though MT does have a stake in it, I think 40%). The McLaren 650s isn't going to come with an Apple logo. Don't worry.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say Apple has no desire to acquire McLaren Cars or the F1 team. They are interested in technology, which is what McLaren Technology creates. If they go after it, they're buying R&D, software, engineering, and high power computing infrastructure. Not McLaren's manufacturing facilities (though those techniques probably originated in McLaren Technologies), but are used for McLaren road cars and race teams.
I would also assume that they spin off the Formula 1 team if this happens, as the F1 team is wholly owned by the Technology group currently.
McLaren Automotive is a separate entity (though MT does have a stake in it, I think 40%). The McLaren 650s isn't going to come with an Apple logo. Don't worry.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say Apple has no desire to acquire McLaren Cars or the F1 team. They are interested in technology, which is what McLaren Technology creates. If they go after it, they're buying R&D, software, engineering, and high power computing infrastructure. Not McLaren's manufacturing facilities (though those techniques probably originated in McLaren Technologies), but are used for McLaren road cars and race teams.
I would also assume that they spin off the Formula 1 team if this happens, as the F1 team is wholly owned by the Technology group currently.
LOL Tesla would never go for this. Maybe 4-5 years ago, but Apple was too late.
So this essentially means it is going to a 6 figure+ car out of reach for the average joe. The only way an Apple Car will succeed is if it is mass produced and affordable for the majority.
Also this is a British company, keep your hands off!
Also this is a British company, keep your hands off!
Every product yes but not every generation. a few noteables
eMac
iMac (bondi, dalmation, graphite, flat screen, g5, aluminum and 5K), PowerBook g3, G4, Core2Duo MacBook and MacBook Pro, Core i7, 12", 15" and 17" MacBook Pro, iBook G3, G4 both 12" and 14", Xserve 1.25Ghz G4, MacPro 2012, PowerMac 2005, Mac mini Gen-1, MacBook Air (2 13s and 1 11")
Every iPod generation (click wheel, photo, video, nano, mini, three shuffles), iPhone generation 1-7 but I skipped iPhone 5, iPad 1-Pro 9.7 but I skipped the iPad between 3rd gen retina and iPad Air. I've had apple displays from CRT to Studio 20" LCD, both Apple Watches, dozens of apple branded cases, docks, headphones, chargers, mice, keyboards, the firewire iSight (on my 1Ghz G4 iMac)
I could go on, this is just from memory. oh and I also owned a 233Mhz Clamshell iBook which was my first Mac I owned new. before that I had a bunch of hand me down LCs, Apple IIe, some Power Computing clones and a Bondi Blue G3. oh and every Apple AirPort base station through the most recent revisions when I switched to EdgeRouter Pro w/ Unifi base stations. oh and I've had AppleTV Gen 1 (40GB) through the current 4th gen.
