Will Google buy OSX from Apple?

So I was reading Nuri Yalcin's article I'll buy iPhone if Google doesn't buy Apple. In it he speculates that Google is going to buy Apple. That started me thinking.

I don't think Google is going to buy Apple outright. Google is an online software company. They produce software which they can use to sell ads. Apple is a hardware company. Apple only produces software as a necessity to making their hardware work. Which brings us to what we might see - Google buys OSX.

There has been speculation for a quite a bit of time that Google wants to put out its own OS. Many people have suggested that at some point they will put out their own version of Linux. Why do that though if they can buy (or perhaps license) the OS with the second largest market share already. Especially since that OS is now compatible with Intel chipsets (and I suspect it wouldn't be to difficult to make compatible with AMD)

With Apple changing their name they are signaling that computers are no longer their primary focus. Which makes sense since as I understand it the iPod has been whats really keeping Apple afloat. Apple isn't interested in having to support OSX on all platforms with the myriad of hardware combinations available (which has be Microsofts great strength and headache). It could benefit them though if OSX could be spread to a wider marketshare to which they can tightly tie products like the iPhone, AppleTV, and iPod to. This is where I could see that Apple would sell (or again license - in fact licensing might make more sense) OSX to Google perhaps via a stock exchange and agreements that would give them a strong voice in future developments.

I'm not sure this is a win/win for both companies. On the other hand many said the same thing about Apple switching to the Intel platform or Google buying YouTube. The idea of Google buying OSX may sound crazy but it may be a crazy like a fox type of deals both companies are known to indulge in from time to time.

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