There are rumours going around at the moment that Apple is thinking about buying Sony...what would this mean to their cameras? Would it mean that we might end up with an iCamera? Modular camera design could be interesting and though I absolutely hate Apple's hipster-ish-ness a DSLR with decent firmware/software would be pretty amazing. Imagine a wedding with two shooters who's photos are automatically sent via wifi to a central database with both being put in time order in real time. Just one example I can think of.
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And most probably that dslr would have touch screen. Which could be good and bad, mostly can think of bad now. :/
I've never used a touchscreen with my nose before ...think that would be a new (unwelcome) experience.
Although I guess as long as when you have viewfinder active touchscreen is disabled it wouldnt be an issue.
All the apple fanboys wandering about with bright white cameras on the other hand...
More seriously though, without the apple bashing (too much) what would it mean to the camera world if this did happen? I mean what do Sony currently do in it and how might that change?
Although I guess as long as when you have viewfinder active touchscreen is disabled it wouldnt be an issue.
All the apple fanboys wandering about with bright white cameras on the other hand...
More seriously though, without the apple bashing (too much) what would it mean to the camera world if this did happen? I mean what do Sony currently do in it and how might that change?
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If it happened I'd want my DSLR to play music, my flashgun to send emails and my tripod to be a coffee bar from within I'd use said equipment 
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I think it would be more likely for Sony to make a camera for Apple under Apple's name. I already hate mac's and most apple stuff apart from the iPod and I'm not turning against my camera 
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Oh no this is awful news! Now i am a Sony fanboy, if there is such a thing! I'm not fussed about the cameras but more for the tv's and digital media such a bluray players and audio systems.
Imagine activating your internet tv, waiting for hours, then streaming media through a bizarre content filter incase there is a stray nipple or swear word.... Oh dear, I hope this deal is just a joke.
Imagine activating your internet tv, waiting for hours, then streaming media through a bizarre content filter incase there is a stray nipple or swear word.... Oh dear, I hope this deal is just a joke.
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After doing a google search I think you'll find it's actually the video games division of sony that apple want, along with Disney and EA. apparently steve jobs has $51 billion to spend and with no debts meaning he has all that cash to invest in companies and apparently the division for sony is estimated $40 billion
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I wonder is this started at the same place as the Apple are buying Canon rumour from a few months back.
There is no way in hell Sony would sell off it's video games division, as that's the only part of Sony that makes real amounts of money for them.
There is no way in hell Sony would sell off it's video games division, as that's the only part of Sony that makes real amounts of money for them.
And once you start looking at real journalism rather than valueless comment on blogs and forums there is little evidence that Apple are interested in buying any large corporations.
Actually all the companies Apple have bought are relatively small, innovative businesses that they can integrate into their operation. The most interesting being NeXT which brought Jobs back to Apple as it was the company he started in 1985 after leaving Apple! But he was brought back in 1996 after the company was acquired for $429 million! (Apparently OSX is based on OPENSTEP which was NeXT's interesting graphical OS.)
Actually all the companies Apple have bought are relatively small, innovative businesses that they can integrate into their operation. The most interesting being NeXT which brought Jobs back to Apple as it was the company he started in 1985 after leaving Apple! But he was brought back in 1996 after the company was acquired for $429 million! (Apparently OSX is based on OPENSTEP which was NeXT's interesting graphical OS.)
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Why would apple want M$top PC business from Sony? But they could do with game consoles quite nicely... Cameras? More likely compacts may interest them to make some sort of ipod hybrid.
Even more likely this is taken from somebodies wet dreams
Even more likely this is taken from somebodies wet dreams
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I don't believe that apple could buy sony or anything related to sony. even the sony alpha department is super massive as they make sensors to loads of dslr manufacturers.
I thinks it's just because there have always been Apple Vs Sony , so an apple fan got these rumors out that they're going to. just to show that the might be able to.
I thinks it's just because there have always been Apple Vs Sony , so an apple fan got these rumors out that they're going to. just to show that the might be able to.
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interesting point, apple buy innovative things and incorporate them into the company, similar to sony in the early days I guess, before it went funny, but stringer is making moves to get the company back to its roots, seems to be paying off slowly...
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all it is steve jobs has money and these are speculations of what apple could do, its like a strategy. apple probably won't even spend the money but fanboys like to speculate.
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If it happened I'd want my DSLR to play music, my flashgun to send emails and my tripod to be a coffee bar from within I'd use said equipment
Pretty sure that Apple would not send emails from your flash, Apple hate Flash
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the list of rumoured targets also includes Netflix, Electronic Arts, Facebook, Adobe, Yahoo, Sirius XM, TiVo, SanDisk and Disney.
BS! the only ones on there I could potentially see apple chasing are Netflix, TiVo and Sirius XM since they could augment existing products - netflix built into ipad etc. blah blah.
But there is no way Sony will let their gaming division go
BS! the only ones on there I could potentially see apple chasing are Netflix, TiVo and Sirius XM since they could augment existing products - netflix built into ipad etc. blah blah.
But there is no way Sony will let their gaming division go
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This story has been going since at least April 2007 
[actually, it's popped up several times in opinion columns and other places since at least 2003/4 to my recollection]
Then, in January 1996, the rumour was that Sony were going to buy Apple.
[actually, it's popped up several times in opinion columns and other places since at least 2003/4 to my recollection]
Then, in January 1996, the rumour was that Sony were going to buy Apple.
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Anyhow the source of the rumour that caused the recent kerfuffle has noted that he made it up
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtrader...y-in-japan-on-speculation-apple-could-buy-it/
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtrader...y-in-japan-on-speculation-apple-could-buy-it/
It's balderdash. Apple have massive cash reserves, and this was pointed out in the recent quarterly earnings call. Consequently, analysts are daydreaming about possible acquisitions in light of Steve's comments on the reserves putting them in the position to be able to make moves as and when they saw fit. Sony is one of the less likely ones anyone could have thought of I'd say!