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Suppose Apple buys Comcast, then what? They would have no position right next door in Mexico and Canada (not to mention Asia, Europe, South America, and the Down Under).

If Apple seeks content, the target is Disney - hands down the only halo brand in content, and it provides a sports network and deep market penetration worldwide.

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Given Steve Jobs' seat on the Disney board, I might expect a partnership before a buyout.

Jobs is also the largest Disney shareholder. Not sure if he controls a majority of voting rights though.

IIRC he's the largest individual shareholder, not the largest overall shareholder.

I don't think they want content. They want distribution and pipes. Owning content is not strategic for Apple and they've seen AOL/Sony die this way before them. I think they want to own the platform that delivers the content to users.

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