![]() I predict Apple will buy Yelp in 6 months or less. With Yelp, Apple can add on-demand local businesses to its on-demand suite of music/videos/applications in an integrated way that could be a blockbuster. ![]() Google does not even come close with its Android platform way behind iPhone, nor is Facebook. The best fit for Yelp is the company with best web reach and device on the mobile platform. Facebook? They won’t pay as much or won’t be able to monetize it as much as Apple can although Robert Scoble seems to think Facebook is the right one. Why it fits Apple more than anyone else? Consider other possible suitors. It could make yelp as critical as maps and have it on its prime real estate – the iPhone’s home page. Add Apple’s solid micro-payment scheme, its huge itune user base, Yelp’s phenomenal growth and content of almost every business information with reviews around the block wherever you are, Apple will have another multi-billion$ solid winner. The IDrive sync, unlimited devices, cloning, and other features are also praised. There are no complaints about speed, recovery, or data management of any kind. It absolutely fits Apple’s way of doing its micro-payment style business. IDrive Customer Reviews The majority of users love IDrive’s cloud file storage and are incredibly happy with it. It is a fantastic story of linking local businesses to people, with location awareness. Steve Jobs himself made a mention that the cash cushion can be of use for good buyouts late last year, especially in this economy. They also have 30 billion$ waiting in their wings. They are a big player on the web with its mobileme, in-house apps and third party apps. Sure they did buy a chip company here and there, but web space? None. One thing that stands out for Apple compared to others in its size and magnitude is that it has not acquired any in the web space. Apple has been firing all cylinders, in every business they have been in past few years.
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