Comments on: Convergence at work – Apple and Google square up

By: Apple Mac Repairs

Apple Mac Repairs — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:38:37 +0000

itunes will always rock. See Google have finally realized that Apple are on their own level of status in the market, they simply cannot beat them. Google would have to beat the iPod before touching anything else.

By: brisbourne

brisbourne — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:01:51 +0000

Good point. Winning with an open strategy will take patience as Apple wins the plaudits in the early days.

By: brisbourne

brisbourne — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:01:51 +0000

Good point. Winning with an open strategy will take patience as Apple wins the plaudits in the early days.

By: P. Moehring

P. Moehring — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:28:14 +0000

yes, i completely agree on that – both are moving towards each other. I
think it will be especially interesting to compare the different approaches
of more closed vs. open innovation.

By: brisbourne

brisbourne — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:24:48 +0000

Thanks, I hadn't seen that TC article. I don't know what the answer is but however you read it Apple and Google are looking more and more like out and out competitors.

By: P. Moehring

P. Moehring — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:37:35 +0000

So was it really a $85 million deal or just 17 (including 14 million cash), as TC reported? Because then the deal looks a lot more like a talent acquisition than a strategic buy.

The article: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/07/lala-was-b...