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Apple's Acquisition of Beats Met with Skepticism, but Jimmy Iovine May Be Key
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Apple won't put Beats logo on their own products like the iPhone. Apple were highly against network companies from putting their logo on the iPhone, something which a lot of companies allowed before the iPhone came out. Apple's designs are very minimal, if they had their way they wouldn't even have the FCC information on the back of the iPhone and would leave it with a simple Apple logo.
Sure Apple may market their products with Beats speakers, however I very much doubt Apple would actually put on the Beats logo onto their hardware.
The funny thing is that everyone who is armcharing doesn't even consider all the confidential information in NDAs. A deal this large doesn't seem like a company bumbling into something like Mr. Magoo. Time will tell so why should anyone freak out? It just generates click bait for rumor sites.
Uh market share doesn't mean it's the best. If that was the case The Spice a girls would have been halite music. Fact of the matter is, there are many headphones that are better audio quality then most beats. And I'm saying that as a fan of beats. It's all about marketing and prestige.
Businessmen?
Where I live BMW has an altogether different demographic that has led to the name having a different "meaning".
And it's not businessmen!
Eighty eight percent of Apple cash is overseas.
See Bloomberg article
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...-market-to-scale-biggest-borrowers-ranks.html
Every single one of their share buy backs have been funded by debt.
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Ready made Spotify competitor? I didn't knew that we were sure that license rights were transferrable and that Beats is working outside USA
I somehow just can't see beats threatening Apple even remotely or hypothetically...
Have you seen the headphones forum? Anyone with Beats are pretty much slammed. As I read that section to view others recent purchases, that is where I drew my reference. It is not always an everyone fits the mold statement I agree.
Who cares what they say in a headphones forum? The company sells over $1B of them annually.
Except the brand is the only reason Beats is worth anything. What do you have left if you kill the brand?
One would think that Apple, the wealthiest consumer tech company on the planet, has earned the right to make acquisition decisions without having to consult with armchair CEOs who have no skin in the game whatsoever. I fully understand those who say they don't quite see why Apple would acquire Beats, but to flat-out say the deal is a bad idea is really showing bold-faced stupidity. It's like saying Steve Jobs should have consulted with a bunch of nobody losers before introducing the iPad. Apple is way up there as a company and somebody in the company was definitely making good decisions without consulting pundits outside of the company. I would think it's probably best to sit back and let's see what magic Apple can do with the acquisition.
I'm not really concerned if Apple might be making a mistake. As an Apple shareholder, I think it's worth the gamble. Apple makes far more than $3.2 billion in reserve cash every single quarter. As far as I'm concerned, the acquisition is already as good as paid for. I trust Apple knows what it is doing even if I don't understand its motives. I'm in favor of the deal because I see Apple stirring up the investor pot. It's time Apple made some exciting moves for a change. I don't see how Wall Street could hate this possible acquisition before it even takes place, yet cheer on Google and Amazon for acquiring companies producing robots and drones.
And they are TOO white (IMO). Apple could definitely use some dark coloring on the board. And I'm not talking about hiring any bro off the street corner. There must be a fair number of qualified minorities who would like to get hired by Apple. I'm not calling for affirmative action by any means. I'm only saying it would be nice to have some financially-talented non-white representation on Apple's board. However, the main color I'm interested in coming from Apple is green. Thick stacks of green.
yes it does
please tell me another company that has 51% of its market and doesn't make the best product. Samsung screens are better than Iphone (DOES SAMSUNG MAKE A BETTER PHONE THAN APPLE) ?
Please stop saying your a fan of BEATS but there headphones aren't the best. You contradict yourself and you just justify my point. And who references the Spice Girls ARE YOU SERIOUS ?
please tell me another company that has 51% of its market and doesn't make the best product. Samsung screens are better than Iphone (DOES SAMSUNG MAKE A BETTER PHONE THAN APPLE) ?
Please stop saying your a fan of BEATS but there headphones aren't the best. You contradict yourself and you just justify my point. And who references the Spice Girls ARE YOU SERIOUS ?
Jobs would have never approved this acquisition. He was all about targeted small acquisitions that could be absorbed and immediately improve the Mac/iPhone/iPad or other core technologies within 12-24 months. Beats does nothing for Apple. Tim Cook has truly lost the plot.
With all due respect, you have no idea what Jobs would or would not have approved.
I think people were expecting a more "Sophisticated" acquisition especially after waiting all this time for Apple to make a bold move and pay big to acquire another company mind you you'd still hear the same complaints even if Apple acquired Beats for $1 Million so it's not about how much that was paid as much as it's who is Apple associating itself with by acquiring Beats.
Personally i'm all for this move and i'm sure Apple sees the benefit, it'll be interesting to see what's gonna happen next for Beats and what direction Apple will take the headphones business to, maybe Wireless headphones technology for the next iWatch.
What you all dont realize is the fact that Apple has no presence in the audio world when it comes to headphone.
They have the means to supply music, i.e. iphone, ipod, etc, but they dont have the actual product with an Apple logo to put on your head.
Lets face it, the headphones that come with the iphone and the ipod blow, nothing good about them.
Apple would not spend over 3 billion buying scrap. They are smarter than you. Quite frankly they dont care about your opinion of Beats, because for every nay sayer in this thread there will be 2 people that will buy Beats products. You are also likely very old, or middle aged to realize that Beats caters to the younger audience.
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Who are you to say what Jobs would and wouldn't have done? These types of comments are ridiculous. You dont even know what the buyout is all about, yet you jump to conclusions without any facts.
They have the means to supply music, i.e. iphone, ipod, etc, but they dont have the actual product with an Apple logo to put on your head.
Lets face it, the headphones that come with the iphone and the ipod blow, nothing good about them.
Apple would not spend over 3 billion buying scrap. They are smarter than you. Quite frankly they dont care about your opinion of Beats, because for every nay sayer in this thread there will be 2 people that will buy Beats products. You are also likely very old, or middle aged to realize that Beats caters to the younger audience.
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Who are you to say what Jobs would and wouldn't have done? These types of comments are ridiculous. You dont even know what the buyout is all about, yet you jump to conclusions without any facts.
Apple does not need Beats to create fashion headphones. If this were the goal, it would be better to buy any of a number of respected audio companies for the technology part.