Apple could buy Netflix

We are just beginning the year and we have a news of infarction, as according to various analysts from Citi, Apple could be thinking of buying one of the most popular companies in the world of video streaming as it is Netflix.

A few months ago was shuffled the option of purchase Ofdisney by Apple, but because the creative company of cartoons like Mickey Mouse has bought Fox, it seems that Apple will decide to go another way, and the best option available in the market could be Netflix.

According to analysts, the purchase could be easily realized thanks to the new fiscal reform of Donald Trump, as it will make the already controversial and mentioned repatriation of the benefits of transnational corporations that generate benefits elsewhere Of the world, as they will be able to take their money to the United States with a tax reduction of 15.5%, when they were previously charged 35%.

This means that Apple could move more than 250 million dollars to the United States that will serve to purchase Netflix without any problems. For this reason analysts Jim Suva and Asiya Merchant mention that the probability of this operation being concreted this year is 40%.

For us to have a reference on how high the probability of this happening, the same analysts at Citi mentioned that the probability of Disney buying Fox last year was between 20 and 30%. However, it is still an estimate that may not come to be concluded for a number of reasons.

With the possible purchase of Netflix, Apple could declare itself as one of the leading companies in the world of video streaming, where Disney has taken the lead in recent weeks, but where there are also companies with a lot of potential like Amazon or HBO, the Which continue to grow by leaps and bounds, as Amazon recently stated that in just one week more than 4 million of Prime memberships were requested, including access to its video streaming service known as Amazon Prime Video.

Apple's likely purchases

In the list of analysts not only appears Netflix, is the most likely to materialize, but not the only one that could be part of the company Cupertino.

According to the analysts of Citi, some other companies like Disney, Hulu, Tesla, Activision, Electronic Arts (EA) and Take-Two are outstanding as important candidates to be acquired by the technological giant.

Tesla is one of Elon Musk's companies that has lost money in recent years, and Apple might be interested in buying it for the development of their self-driving cars.

We will have to wait and see what happens with the financial reform of Donald Trump and if Apple decides to take the next step for the acquisition of Netflix.