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The iPhone: One reason for Apple to buy Twitter? (Photo: AP)
The on-line short message service Twitter is nearing the sale, writes the technology blog Techcrunch. Negotiations between Apple and Twitter are well advanced, and in June the group wanted to announce the purchase and for 700 million U.S. dollars in cash on the table. Learned the news of Techcrunch founder Michael Arrington from a source who "is usually reliable." That does not sound very credible.
In early April, Techcrunch with a report on the interest of the search engine giant Google on Twitter stir. This was however rejected by other sources. According to earlier information, lie & szlig; of the micro blogging service for some time before the online network Facebook rebuff, the 500 million U.S. dollars had offered.
Twitter is currently one of the "hottest" Internet start-ups and growing very fast: less than ten million users at the beginning of the year is currently estimated at around 25 million. The problem however is that Twitter does not earn money, because there is no business there.
The Twitter-Apple rumor there is, as in the case of Google's rumors no confirmation from official sources - only more conjecture in Silicon Valley blog. To gawk is already the reasons for buying Apple talking down.
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The action was reasonable, because the iPhone many Twitter applications offer, which could in turn money into Apple's cash flush. In addition, the Group bei Web services yet poorly positioned - this shortcoming would be the Twitter-fix deal. And Steve Jobs could soon 700 million U.S. dollars in cash and loose not need the cumbersome way go about shares.
But not all of Silicon Valley blog Valleywag, the arguments through. Why should a profitable company like Apple is unprofitable start-up buy, ask the business insiders. Technologizer lists and rumors about Apple's deal, which will not be on the stage went. So should Apple 2006 First Disney and then the Japanese computer games manufacturer Nintendo buy. 2007 was an entry at the chip manufacturer AMD speculates, 2008 were Sony, Yahoo and Adobe supposedly coveted acquisition candidates.
Towards the purchase of Twitter by Apple is also the commitment of Microsoft to the 140-character short messaging. To finance the group a kind of Business-Twitter, the advertising money should be funded.