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To: Cogito who wrote (134202)	5/24/2012 3:58:13 AM
From: Jeff Hayden	1 Recommendation Respond to of 213177

Apple's iPhone 4, 5 Mpx chip was made by sensor vendor OmniVision, who now has a new chip we might see in the next iPhone. Wouldn't it be fun to take 4k video at 30 fps on an iPhone? OmniVision 16 Mpx chip

To: Cogito who wrote (134202)	5/24/2012 8:07:46 AM
From: Road Walker	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

It's definitely a pipe dream, but for that last reason alone, it would be incredible if Apple would buy Nokia. They could certainly afford it. Even with a 50% premium it would be $15B. Plus NOK has lots of cash and non-consumer division to spin off. Net cost maybe $5B? The patents alone could be worth more, and with about $600 million in licensing income, it's a no brainer. Except... not sure Apple would be really good at integrating another large company into its culture. Few companies do this successfully. And it's a huge distraction when Apple is really firing on all cylinders and adjusting to post-Jobs. Why mess with success is a good counter argument.