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Will Google or Microsoft buy OnLive?
by admin on Apr.04, 2009

Competing cloud-gaming service thinks one of them will.
Who will buy OnLive?
“As superbly funded as OnLive may be, they are no match to compete with the Comcasts, Verizons and AT&Ts of this world. So are the OnLive people stupid?” asks de Beer.
“No, they’re probably pretty smart - they want to develop this model (which would work in small scale), and sell it to someone bigger who may be able to find the business case to compete with the Comcasts and Verizons. Maybe someone like a company that starts with an M, ends with a T, is based in
Redmond WA, and has been trying to build such a parallel private network for a product that starts with an X and ends with a Box?”
“The OnLive system and the Micro-Console is not supposed to replace the consoles in the real world, all it’s supposed to do is prove that it technically can, and convince someone else to buy into it. If they are
asking now for a pre-money valuation of $350M, their selling price would have to be in the range of $2B to justify the investment.”

[Bootstrap Bill]

Why not Apple?

Steve Perlman (OnLive's CEO) was responsible for QuickTime and other projects at Apple.

This would be the ideal platform for delivering iTunes content. The Micro Console could replace Apple TV.

It could even be the next generation Mac.

[truballr]

Why not Apple?

Steve Perlman (OnLive's CEO) was responsible for QuickTime and other projects at Apple.

This would be the ideal platform for delivering iTunes content. The Micro Console could replace Apple TV.

It could even be the next generation Mac.

Good point.

[Revilo62RAWR]

I did hear that Apple wanted to maybe get into the gaming service. But I don't think that would be so great, Apple always want there hardware to be perfect and everything making it cost a lot and Onlive should be cheaper.

[Bootstrap Bill]

I did hear that Apple wanted to maybe get into the gaming service. But I don't think that would be so great, Apple always want there hardware to be perfect and everything making it cost a lot and Onlive should be cheaper.

Apple would probably sell a super deluxe version of the Micro Console, made out of titanium and designed to look like it belongs in an art gallery. With a price to match.

The one reason why they would want to do this. OnLive would put an end to piracy.

All software (game or otherwise) would run on their servers. It would be impossible to copy it, or run it even if you could.

Suddenly all users are legit.

[rasmasyean]

Apple would probably sell a super deluxe version of the Micro Console, made out of titanium and designed to look like it belongs in an art gallery. With a price to match.


Yeah...which is kind of an unmatched product. Considering they wouldn't attract that many true gamers and geeks that have no lives. All they would get are those fashion fanatics and computer phobes who rather interact with and socialize in the real world. Not much business there. heehee

[rasmasyean]

I did hear that Apple wanted to maybe get into the gaming service. But I don't think that would be so great, Apple always want there hardware to be perfect and everything making it cost a lot and Onlive should be cheaper.

It's more like Apple has been trying to say they would be great for games...but no one wants to make any games for OSX because no one would buy them. Only like those huge titles make sense.

[AlexTheLion]

It's more like Apple has been trying to say they would be great for games...but no one wants to make any games for OSX because no one would buy them. Only like those huge titles make sense.

Blizzard makes games for OSX, and they have done pretty well.