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Should Apple buy Sony?

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 09:23 AM EST

"Sony represents some great building blocks to make the transformation of Apple Computer into Apple, the electronics company. Owning Sony would combine the strengths of two great companies into a conglomerate that might blow the competition away. Sony has recently lost its way and needs focus to regain its former glory. Its value is down enough to make it a takeover target in the right situation," Greg Mills writes over in our Opinion section today.

"Apple has a big fat bank account, a virtual mountain of cash and perhaps it is time to spend some of it to control Sony. There are a lot of creative ways to do it and I wonder if the thought has crossed the mind of Mr. Jobs. I am thinking Wall Street would like the idea. And Sony might even favor a merger as well," Mills writes.

Mills looks at reasons why it makes sense for Apple to buy Sony in his full article - which includes the opportunity for reader feedback - here.