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Apple Announces $3 Billion Beats Acquisition, Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre Joining the Company
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How exactly is this destroying Apple's image? If anything this a great move for them both
Yeah... cause you know... this buyout means they have no more money for iphone or mac R&D
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Oh wait.
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So it's finally been confirmed... Still not quite sure why they needed them so badly to pay $3B but I am fairly excited to see the new products/services that may come from this.
I'm hoping they rename it "Beets" to capture the vegetable market. Apple has focused too long on fruits.
So, Dre isn't really a billionaire like he said in his now infamous video, then? Another article on this site suggests he'll cop for $750m from this deal through his stake in the company, and I find it hard to believe he's presently worth the additional $250m.
OK, he'll never have money worries - but still, false advertising!
OK, he'll never have money worries - but still, false advertising!
Easy
Easy easy. Forget about the Beats products. $3 billion is a rounding error for teaming up with the guy in music industry negotiations. I see what you did there Cook et al.
Patience guys. Patience. They know what they're doing.
Now, connect our homes Monday, and people will see how you "cracked the TV"...which was never about the TV per se.
Easy easy. Forget about the Beats products. $3 billion is a rounding error for teaming up with the guy in music industry negotiations. I see what you did there Cook et al.
Patience guys. Patience. They know what they're doing.
Now, connect our homes Monday, and people will see how you "cracked the TV"...which was never about the TV per se.
You don't know what you're talking about. You don't know what apple plans to do with the company or talent they acquired or what potential future products they have access to. You don't like their headphones so it's a bad deal for apple? They know what they are doing.
I don't know... the earpods i got with my 5s sound better than any packaged earbuds I've ever heard. You've got to spend at least $100 to get something better.
Interesting picture is of tim cook and eddy cue... Clearly these guys will be working with eddy on services... Notice the absence of Johnny Ive? Here's hoping these guys stay far away from product design.
Yo!
Honestly, I would have liked to have seen them go with something a bit more classy for HiFi, like Sennheiser or B&W or whatever. But I reckon there were other factors like getting these two onboard and whatever Beats Music is doing.
Honestly, I would have liked to have seen them go with something a bit more classy for HiFi, like Sennheiser or B&W or whatever. But I reckon there were other factors like getting these two onboard and whatever Beats Music is doing.
I think the majority of it is to get Iovine in there to really bring the music deals into Apple. Not sure why they needed the rest of BEATS but I trust Apple and their vision. They haven't proved us wrong yet.
People on these forums like to bitch. They have no idea what this acquisition means but they are certain it's a bad one. This is good for apple and will give apple a major player in music/tv negotiations.
Is it me, or is that picture *really* weird. Must be the wide angle or something but Tim Cook's head looks too small for his regular body and x-large shoulder, and Eddie Cue's shirt is two sizes too small.
/photographer
//can't help it
/photographer
//can't help it
So, Dre isn't really a billionaire like he said in his now infamous video, then? Another article on this site suggests he'll cop for $750m from this deal through his stake in the company, and I find it hard to believe he's presently worth the additional $250m.
OK, he'll never have money worries - but still, false advertising!
he never actually claimed he was... that was Tyrese