The first such purchase is likely to be Sony buying Apple. Sony's ADRs trade in the U.S. market, and the company is worth $36.60 billion. Apple is worth $8.36 billion but remember Sony would be buying with yen, not dollars. [..] A price of under 1 trillion yen sounds like a big number, but in Japan they call that a bargain.There would be many advantages. Combining Sony's consumer electronics expertise with Apple's computing knowledge is a natural fit. Sony has content, the iPod has none. Also, Sony underperforms in the U.S. stock market, and a big U.S. purchase could change that. [Corante: Moore's Lore]
