Apple Should Conglomerate: Investments AAPL Should Make (Before It's Too Late)

Some of the discussions about Apple’s strategy focus on Apple’s becoming a technology conglomerate.  It’s been suggested that Apple buy Tesla, that Apple buy Dropbox, Uber and Square, and that Apple buy Jawbone and GoPro, among other technology companies.  But what if the best strategy is way different from what the pundits think Apple should do?