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Richard Branson Would Love to Merge Virgin With Apple

By Kat Hannaford Published March 10, 2011, 11:04 am ET

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Speaking to TechRadar about Steve Jobs, Sir Richard Branson commented that “everything he does is real class and if he wants to rename his company Virgin Apple I’d be happy to merge!” Could we see Virgin Apple Galactic taking off in the future? Doubtful, but I bet it’d look a whole heap like 2001: A Space Odyssey. [TechRadar]

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