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News broke Friday The Wall Street JournalThis AmazonI was looking at Peloton. It turned out later that NikeThat was it. And then we got a repeat of the same M&A fanfiction that’s been going on since before Peloton went public: What about Apple?

Many Apple-watchers believed it would lead to serious discussions within Apple. Analyst at Wedbush Dan Ives wrote that Apple might buy Peloton to defend against Amazon taking it first. The potential purchase was described by Ives as a “strategic match.”

Many people have believed the same thing for many years. Apple has returned to the discussion now that they know that a Peloton sales is much more probable than ever.

Apple may have other reasons than just to give up on Peloton, as if the past is any indication.

Apple does not often make large-scale acquisitions. Peloton had a market capital of just over $12 billion as of Tuesday afternoon. Apple has never bought a company as large. Beats was Apple’s most expensive acquisition. It cost $3Billion.

Apple cannot report any acquisitions larger than that. Most Apple acquisitions are only discovered by the press after it has been reported.

Apple is known to purchase companies for their staff and technology.Acquihires are when larger companies buy smaller ones and incorporate their technology and employees into new products or existing products. Apple acquired Dark Sky, a company which made the iPhone’s Weather app.

Apple has a obsession with its hardware and software. This is to ensure high profit margins.. Peloton manufactures huge Android tablets, with cumbersome software and connected to equipment. Peloton’s margins are still low and it continues to lose money. Apple could be affected if both companies merge.

Pelton’s fourth-quarter earnings reportThe company’s outlook for 2022 is grim as it was Tuesday morning. According to the company, subscriber numbers were disappointing and plans to construct a 400 million-dollar factory in Ohio were canceled. 2,800 people were also fired. The report is hard to believe what Apple might find attractive.

Apple doesn’t need Peloton’s subscribers.Peloton currently has just 6.6 million subscribers. This is a small number when compared with the estimated 785 million paid customers Apple claims it has via its App Store app. Peloton customers sign up through the App Store to receive a portion of Peloton’s revenue.

But, wait! Can Apple not surprise us as it did with Beats?You can certainly compare stationary bikes to LeBron s most beloved headphones.

Apple purchased Beats to improve its streaming music service. Apple Music was created one year later. Beats was also a successful headphones company that Apple technology could help improve. You can see today’s Beats headphones with the same high-tech tech found in AirPods.

Apple required Beats streaming music service to gain a competitive advantage Spotify. This was 8 years ago. It is early in Apple’s digital service business transition. Streaming music was an obvious place to start.

Peloton says Apple does not need a streaming service for fitness (it has one), and Apple is unlikely to make stationary bikes or treadmills that are unprofitable.

Instead, Apple’s fitness business will grow from what it has always done: Apple Watch sales (which are continuing to rise) and compatibility for other fitness equipment such as Equinox gyms.