Apple to Acquire Discreet Desktop Video division?

Oh goody! This will be quite a boon for content creation. With Apple at the helm, Cleaner could become usable again like when it was owned by Terran.

Sweet--I hope apple will save cleaner.

What could this mean for Apple? Does anyone want to speculate?s this compa

Great move, Discreet. Threatening to close your floundering Mac division was the perfect bait to position Apple for a buyout. Bravo!

Sod Cleaner, if there's any credence to this rumour then maybe [just maybe] there may be 3ds Mac!!

that would be great... although an alias acquisition would be better news.

Please excuse my ignorance on this topic... but is this a:

A) We're buyin' ya 'cause we really like your product and want to integrate it.

or

B) We're buyin' ya 'cause we don't like your product (even if it's a good one) because it is competing with one of our present or future product.

Any idea?

Let's hope Apple do acquire them, or at least their technology. Apple do NOT need any kind of knocks when they are pushing forward with video as a target market!

Of course, hopefully they'll discontinue the PC version and give them Mac Cleaner free with a purchase of a Mac - a la EMagic.

Just a small step for apple but a big one for the computers community...

or was it the other way? ...

Some tools are needed to catch that expected market share increase... step by step ... if you want money, you have to invest...

Not too sure 3ds would be for sale. Who knows though.

I doubt this comes to fruition for the simple fact that Apple must tread lightly as far as software acquisitions. Microsoft can get away with competing with developers without punishment, Apple cannot.

Although if the price is right I say do it. Apple doesn't really need alot of extra video products but I'm sure they could poach the best code from many discreet products and strengthen DV on the Mac.