Speaking to TechRadar about Steve Jobs, Sir Richard Branson commented that “everything he does is real class and if he wants to rename his company Virgin Apple I’d be happy to merge!” Could we see Virgin Apple Galactic taking off in the future? Doubtful, but I bet it’d look a whole heap like 2001: A Space Odyssey. [TechRadar]
wsDK_II
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 7:23 AMNo No No No No NO!
why have the 2 most egotistical people in the world controlling everything from PC’s to Space Flight???
To much integration, not enough seperation!
Darren Godbold
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 7:57 AMI don’t think it’d be that bad. Apple takes itself, and it’s products, a little too seriously. (multi-million dollar marketing campaign to announce a 50 year old band’s back catalogue making it into your music store?) Branson’s company offers a cheeky side that Apple could really use.
Plus if apple are entering the mobile payment system game, “Virgin Money” could make a good backbone for it.
That said, it’s not gonna happen.
Daniel
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 9:22 AMI think people take Apple too seriously.
olearymo
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 10:48 AM+1
Sam
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 8:00 AMWould look very much like 2001, but the monolith would be white!
olearymo
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 10:49 AMNo the monolith would be black, but there’d be a white one Coming Soon.
James Confessore
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 9:46 AMStrangely enough… I feel i’d be more tolerant of Apple products if Branson got involved – I currently own nothing Apple… but run my life with everything Virgin… interesting.
Jason
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 11:50 PMMerge the two most annoying and overrated companies, who have the two most annoying CEOs/spokesmen to boot, in the world? Utter disaster.