Microsoft has again been tipped to pursue a takeover of Netflix, a deal which if a hostile takeover would result in a premium of at least 30% to its current share price, so around $185 billion, more than Microsoft’s entire $147 billion cash pile. Any deal below that level would have to be with the management of Netflix’s consent – unlikely unless it loses the confidence of investors. The revisited rumor was swiftly followed by a report projecting 2018 to be Netflix’s most successful year to date – meaning this guesstimated price tag will inflate considerably over the coming years. As Faultline Online Reporter has said in the past, Apple is perhaps the only company with the cash resources and…