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Microsoft has SkyDrive, which isn’t terribly different from Dropbox, but Dropbox has a huge head start on Microsoft’s cloud efforts. If Microsoft bought Dropbox, it could fold SkyDrive into Dropbox and add a recognizable and trusted cloud name to its arsenal. Want a new phone? Ohh, this Windows 8 phone has Dropbox; I know that, so it must not be too bad.

It would also vault Microsoft ahead of Apple in use across platforms. I use Apple devices, but the iCloud is limited in what it will take and isn’t friendly to regular files I may want to back up. That’s why I have Dropbox on all of my Apple devices. Don’t tell me Microsoft being one of the more popular apps on iOS wouldn’t make Apple executives cringe just a little bit.

So, what would it cost? The latest data has Dropbox’s value at just over $5 billion, but Microsoft would have to exceed that. I think $10 billion may get it done, a drop in the bucket for what Microsoft would be getting, if you ask me.

Foolish bottom line
Will any of these deals happen? It’s unlikely, even though strategically they make a lot of sense. For now, I’ll dream of these deals becoming a reality.

The article 3 Buyouts That Just Make Sense originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Travis Hoium.

Fool contributor Travis Hoium owns shares of Apple and Microsoft and is short shares of Amazon.com. The Motley Fool recommends Amazon.com, Apple, DreamWorks Animation, Ford, General Motors, Google, Netflix, Tesla Motors, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool owns shares of Amazon.com, Apple, Ford, General Electric Company, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Tesla Motors, and Walt Disney.

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