Microsoft, Apple should merge merge-Microsoft, Apple, Apple, Microsoft, Google-IT news Microsoft, Apple should be merged

Apple's recent $ 3 billion bid Beats, is Apple's biggest acquisition. Microsoft has always been cross-platform company, rather than a moving company is known, Keith Fitz-Gerald, foreign media people think that Microsoft and Apple should merge, the next 5-10 year, you might want to face the threat from Google's Android and Facebook.

Google is considered to be Apple, Microsoft's biggest competitor, Google has now taken the place of Apple, won the most valuable brand reputation. Google turns out, it is full of competitive players, such as Google search repression of Microsoft's Bing search, Google Chromebook against Windows, with Google Android against the Apple iPhoneand theiPad.

Apple and Microsoft, the company's business are very complementary, where Apple has an edge, Microsoft's weak; Apple where vulnerable, Microsoft is strong. Such as Microsoft in the enterprise market is so strong that Apple in the consumer sector has an edge.

Now there are signs that Apple's earnings growth is slowing, such as iPad business, now on the iPhone is a little dangerous. Meanwhile, Microsoft has been in the mobile area is a tract, diversification strategy is also not brought about revolutionary changes.

And living rooms in the game, Microsoft Xbox is very strong, and relatively weak in the Apple App Store. Data show that Apple's profits of $ 170 billion in 2013 from consumers, Microsoft, $ 77 billion in 2013 half of revenues come from the enterprise market.

And of course the biggest obstacle comes from anti-trust, but because the two companies complement each other, like Apple, Microsoft Office, desktop systems, Xbox or online services which are vulnerable. Microsoft Windows Phone than iOS. But Google has a strong destructive power.

Given the two companies ' founders have left the company, seeking greater cooperation also had good timing. Just as time Warner and Comcast, Sprint and t-mobile, Facebook just like WhatsApp, Microsoft and Apple should think about cooperation. （via: WMPU）

微软、苹果应该合并 - 微软苹果合并,苹果,微软,谷歌 - IT资讯
微软、苹果应该合并

苹果最近30亿美元收购Beats，是苹果史上最大收购案。微软一向是跨平台公司，而不是因为移动公司闻名，外媒人士Keith Fitz-Gerald认为微软和苹果应该合并，在接下来的5到10年，可能要一起面对来自谷歌安卓和Facebook的威胁。

谷歌被认为是苹果微软的最大竞争对手，现在谷歌已经取代苹果，获得最有价值品牌称号。谷歌用事实证明，它才是全面的竞争选手，比如谷歌搜索压制微软必应搜索，谷歌Chromebook对抗Windows，用谷歌安卓对抗苹果iPhone、iPad。

苹果和微软的公司业务也非常互补，苹果具备优势的地方，微软弱；苹果弱势的地方，则微软较强。比如微软在企业市场很强，苹果在消费领域具备优势。

现在也有迹象表明，苹果的业绩增长正在放缓，比如iPad业务，现在希望压在iPhone上是有些危险。另一方面，微软一直在移动领域没有建树，多元化战略也没有带来革命性变化。

在游戏和客厅方面，微软Xbox很强，而苹果App Store相对较弱。数据显示，苹果2013年的1700亿美元营收全部来自消费者，微软2013年的770亿美元营收一半来自企业市场。

当然最大的阻碍来自于反垄断，但是由于两家公司在于互补，比如苹果在微软Office、桌面系统、Xbox或在线服务方面是弱势。微软在Windows Phone方面不及iOS。但是谷歌却具备很强的破坏力。

鉴于目前两家公司的创始人都不在公司，寻求更多合作也遇到了好时机。正像时代华纳和康卡斯特、Sprint和T-Mobile、Facebook和WhatsApp一样，微软和苹果也应该好好考虑合作了。（via: WMPU）