10 Companies Apple Almost Bought In The Past 10 Years

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was reportedly on the verge of taking a large stake in ride-sharing company Lyft. However, Apple has a long history of opting to hold onto its cash.

Here are 10 companies that Apple considered buying in the past decade.

1. Tidal (2016) – Apple was reportedly in talks to acquire Jay Z’s music streaming company as recently as last month, but so far no deal has been announced.
2. Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) (2015) – Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue reportedly pitched the idea of a buyout to Time Warner head of corporate strategy Olaf Olafsson.
3. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) (2016) – The Time Warner news led to reports that Apple had shifted its media focus from Time Warner to Netflix. However, there has been no official news on a potential deal.
4. Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) (2014) - Apple reportedly considered a buyout of the financial giant as a backup plan if its Apple Pay launch didn’t go smoothly.
5. Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) (2014) – Reports of Apple’s interest in Square made sense given its focus on Apple Pay at the time.
6. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) (2013) – Apple head of acquisitions Adrian Perica reportedly met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk back in 2013 to discuss a potential buyout.
7. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) (2013) – Apple was reportedly one of the companies interested in acquiring a large portion of BlackBerry’s assets in the event of a breakup, but no such deal ever materialized.
8. Hulu (2011)– Back in 2011, Apple was in talks to acquire video streaming company Hulu, but never pulled the trigger on a bid. 
9. Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) (2009) - Some things never change. The Twitter buyout rumors have been constantly swirling for nearly a decade now, and Apple was reportedly close to a deal to buy Twitter at one time.