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Apple Considering a Break-Up?

Posted by pudge on from the yawn dept.

rlthomps-1 writes "Despite Apple's recent sucesses with the iTunes music store and the latest round of PowerBooks, TheDeal.com has an analysis of the options that Apple investors might force the company to take, including a breakup into separate hardware and software companies, a merger with both Universal and Pixar, or a leveraged buyout by private investors. Their analysis points to Palm as a case study for a successful breakup of a company that made both operating systems and hardware in a competitive market. Could separate Apple hardware and software companies revitalize the brand and challenge Microsoft's monopoly?" He forgot to call Apple "beleaguered;" however, he did say their decades-old position is "untenable."

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  1. Cough, silly boys by CountBrass · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm guessing the silly moderators who modded my first post down thought I was criticising the story on slashdot. I wasn't, silly boys, I was criticsing the story about Apple - precisely as you were.

    Try not to be so damn paranoid in future please.

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    1. Re:Cough, silly boys by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      live with moderation - this should be offtopic

    2. Re:Cough, silly boys by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Wow, (at least) 2 posts defending your orignial post. If I could I would mod YOU down to lame.

    3. Re:Cough, silly boys by CountBrass · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Anonymous Cowards don't get mod points shit-wit.

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  2. new slogan for /. by wtmcgee · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Slashdot:

    Rumors for Nerds. Stuff that doesn't matter.

    stop with the stupid rumors!!!!!

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  3. Sun is looking for a buyer by perljon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Apple should buy Sun.

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