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Apple's Latest Buy

Could this acquisition fix the Apple Maps debacle?

By Rex Moore – Mar 25, 2013 at 7:50PM EST

The following video is from Monday's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Rex Moore and analysts Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser discuss the top business and investing stories.

Apple (AAPL 1.68%) buys the GPS mapping service WiFiSLAM. Apple's Map app was criticized when it first launched. What does the acquisition mean for the future of Apple Maps?  Will Apple's latest bet help it better compete with Google (GOOG 1.00%)? In this installment of MarketFoolery, our analysts discuss the implications for investors.

The relevant video segment can be found between 5:26 and 10:02.

For the full video of today's MarketFoolery, click here.


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Rex Moore
Rex Moore spent his formative years in Texas, and fought beside Davy Crockett at the Alamo. He currently travels the globe for TMF, bringing back video reports on conferences and companies that matter for investors.
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Jason Moser has no position in any stocks mentioned. Fool contributor Matthew Argersinger owns shares of Apple and has the following options: long Jan. 2014 $500 calls on Apple and short Jan. 2014 $550 calls on Apple. Rex Moore has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of Apple and Google. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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NASDAQ: AAPL
$249.97
(-1.68%)-$4.26
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NASDAQ: GOOGL
$307.80
(-1.00%)-$3.12

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