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Why doesn't Apple buy Dyson

They both make consumer goods very well.

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Re: Why doesn't Apple buy Dyson

Someone's got to say it......

Don't Apple already have enough things that suck?

Re: Why doesn't Apple buy Dyson

Because Dyson good, Apple bad.. Apple sucks.

Um... ok i'll bite... Apple marketing can make things seem cool...

Dyson can actually manufacture cool... Their blade-less fans are so cool even without a marketing company telling anyone they are... "Look a real working fan I can put my arm into.... how cool is that!!!!"

Also my Dyson DC02 is still going strong and has spare parts available... Why would you want to turn them into a 2 year disposable device company?

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Apple kit is a 2-year disposable device?

Not really. Try mostly 6-8 month disposable devices.

I really don't get why sheeple feel the need to spend money for no reason ...

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Re: Apple kit is a 2-year disposable device?

Not for the desktops it isn't... I sold a spares/repairs (dead) G4 Cube a couple of weeks ago for £77.

It seems silly to argue whether Dyson is cooler than Apple as they aren't even competing in the same market. As for disposable devices, this pretty much applies to anything electronic these days.

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You've clearly not bought a Dyson recently.

They were well built, reliable machines. Not any more (at least in my experience). Now, they appear to be cheaply assembled machines largely made of plastic.

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Apart from just both having "cool" devices in your opinion, there is very little synergy between the 2 companies - You may as well ask why Apple don't buy a car manufacturer considered to be cool.

But you also have to take into consideration that currently the shareholders of Dyson seem to be quite happy with the company so they probably wouldn't want to sell their shares, just because a company may want to take over another doesn't mean they can just buy it as though it was on the shelf at the local supermarket, the seller has to be willing - in the case of a private company the single owner, in a public company then a majority of the shareholders

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