Anyone Care to Speculate on Apple Inc and The Beatles

billf · Post by **billf** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:26 am

I read the news today, oh boy:

[quote]CUPERTINO, California and LONDON••”Apple® Inc. and The Beatles••™ company Apple Corps Ltd. are pleased to announce the parties have entered into a new agreement concerning the use of the name ••œApple••

emulatorloo · Post by **emulatorloo** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:28 am

FWIW

http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/01/app ... es_de.html

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Wednesday, 17 January 2007
Apple/Beatles Deal on Valentine's Day?
Topic: News
Listening Post reported last week that Steve Jobs would soon announce the Beatles' availability on the iTunes store, now, new details have emerged suggesting that in keeping with Jobs' oft-professed love of the Fab Four, the Beatles catalog could become available in the iTunes store next month, on Valentine's Day. Rumor has it that iTunes will have a three-month digital exclusive on the albums, which have never before been available on a "legit" online music service. Considering the rocky past of the Beatles' Apple Corps. vs. Apple Computer, and the surviving Beatles'/Yoko Ono's reputed concern about the way their catalog is presented, this will mark the end of a long period of negotiation and the beginning of what both parties hope will be a fruitful, Lennon/McCartney-esque partnership.

So, when will Apple announce this? During the Super Bowl, if the rumors are correct. Napster announced its subscription service during the Super Bowl too; just because something launches while everyone's watching doesn't mean it'll be a hit. That said, if Jobs is looking for a way to proclaim his love for the band and its impending iTunes availability from the highest available mountaintop, the Super Bowl is it.

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:04 pm

Speculation:

Apple Inc. and Apple Corps are about to make a lot more money.

Shooshie