[rimantas]

The most amazing thing in these rumors is how dumb they appear to me. Not sure if it says more about rumors or me. Either way I see no point for Apple in buying Sony, or Facebook. What for??? Does someone just pick a random name from the list of companies that are affordable to Apple and starts to speculate on that? The other thing I cannot wrap my head around is stock markets. The silliest thing influence them, that sure does not leave a good impression on me. Maybe it's just me.

[Tamerlin]

"What for???"

Not to imply that I think it's likely, but Sony DOES have something that Apple might benefit from: manufacturing. Don't forget, Sony makes quite a few semiconductor products -- including, for example, the sensors in Nikon's digital SLRs.

Overall though, I agree with the prevailing opinion, that it's pretty unlikely.