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0 pointsi336_8y ago0 comments

Haaaaang on.

When Apple started designing their unibody Macbooks, they needed to put a hole in the aluminium for the power LED. There was only one company in the world with the equipment to make those (multiple-of-nanometers-wide) holes.

Simple solution: Apple just bought the whole company. Voila, now Apple can cost-effectively produce those holes with one less renewable contract.

This one might get interesting...

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EDIT: With the above being said, note this nearby comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14022436

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masklinn8y ago

> EDIT: With the above being said, note this nearby comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14022436

Also there were rumors about buyout talks last year, Apple commented that they "had some discussions with Imagination, but [did] not plan to make an offer for the company".

0xCMP8y ago

Also if they get to repatriate their overseas money that would allow them more ability to acquire companies important to their business.

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