“Motorola buying Apple — I know. I know. Apple is never going to sell out,” writes Paul La Monica of CNN/Money in his tech merger wish list. “But just think of the possibilities.” He continues, “how cool would it be if Motorola bought Apple so that Apple could completely revamp the cell phone business? Consumers, even non-Mac users, love Apple’s iPod. Imagine what Apple could do if it had the chance to design phones. Motorola also has a struggling division that makes cable set-top boxes. Now think of Motorola being able to sell a box with a TiVo-like device developed by Apple and suddenly that division’s prospects seem a bit brighter.”
