First of all, this was a very entertaining article, which made my laugh all the way to the end. This is not just great weekend reading, but the way most articles should be written it order to keep the reader engaged all the way to the end.

I went to high school in NJ and college and grad school in CA so I got a kick out of the idea of Apple "renting" these states for a while.

Lastly, I would like to commend the writer(s) not just for being funny, but also for the economic research and ability to portray in writing something that may actually happen in the near future when it comes to Apple's choice of buying certain well-established brands. If we look at Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey (LVMH)'s portfolio of luxury brands, I can easily imagine Apple going on a gradual buying spree of well-established brands as payments becomes a bigger pieces on their bottomline.