Apple + Twitter = Fail Whale?


Could Apple be looking to buy Twitter?

It's fascinating because it makes no apparent sense. We even referenced the Magic 8 Ball and still came up empty. Still, rumors of wedding bells chime through Silicon Valley that Apple wants to buy the red-hot Internet start up that makes no money and facilitates little practical use. OK, that might harsh so.... Ashton Kutcher vehicle.

Reports first came from Valley Wag, who speculates Apple wants in on some Internet developer talent. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense over here. It further dismissively speculates that Apple might want to use it to drive sales of apps and iPhones. OK.. that might hold some water... but to justify the price tag, Apple would have to sell a lot of apps and devices beyond what it normally would to the Twitter crowd. That price, by the way, is thought to be as high as $700 million. This comes after Facebook got shot down recently for $500 million.

There are likely a laundry list of small companies and startups Apple could buy to make money, or at least be more profitable at what it does. Unless Apple wants to get into online advertising, even with a vivid imagination this one isn't computing. Anyone else?

Valley Wag