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Beatles and Apple? Feb 4th Superbowl Announcement?
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what are you a communist? They wrote and own those songs (maybe not all of the publishing) but like any artist, deserve to make one dollar or a billion. I hate that attitude they they owe us and we should have it for free. Go out and buy some used CDs. You could probably get their entire catalogue in CD form for 50 bucks.
Thats not the point. I understand their influence. I just dont want to buy their music. And dont you already have their music? AS long as you can rip your cds to itunes, who cares what is sold and what isnt.
Mac: I listen to music using iTunes and my iPod.
PC: And, I listen to music using iTunes and my iPod.
Beatle (played by Paul himself): And, now the entire catalog of Beatles songs are available exclusively at the iTunes Store.
Enter from stage left, Ringo Starr: What do you think of my new iPod in Submarine Yellow?
This IS a great thing. Yes we have all of the music but you could say that about so many other bands who are also on iTunes.
For me though it will be the remastered CDs. If they are like the LOVE soundtrack the sound will be MAGNIFICENT and probably also 5.1 surround DVDs soo..again like LOVE. So I would NEVER purchase inferior versions from iTunes or anywhere else online BUT it will be a great promotion for all involved.
For me though it will be the remastered CDs. If they are like the LOVE soundtrack the sound will be MAGNIFICENT and probably also 5.1 surround DVDs soo..again like LOVE. So I would NEVER purchase inferior versions from iTunes or anywhere else online BUT it will be a great promotion for all involved.
*You* may not, but others might... ( like me!
)Having the Beatles for an exclusive limited period of time would be a major coup for iTunes.
Meh. Beatles don't warrant an ad. Why would Steve-o dump money to promote Crapple Music?
BTW, Stones > Beatles so suck it McCartney!
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BTW, Stones > Beatles so suck it McCartney!
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Since these are being remastered for the first time in 15 years, (If they ever have been) they will sound better than ever. Certainly they will go to reproducing original packaging and graphics, which many do not have, rather botched cut-up CD graphics.
There may be extras as booklets or bonus tracks.
It WILL be a big deal.
With 3 months head start, people will associate the Beatles with Apple/EMI Apple, iTMS and the iPod.
That cant be bad. Plus during the Super bowl.
On another note, I thought Michael Jacksons rights lapsed back to Apple Corps-sacreligeously, he allowed the songs to be used to hawk tennis shoes, instant breakfast, deoderant and SUV's.
There are some things you just dont do, with iconic music.
As for "who would want to buy compressed Beatles music?" Well Apple has just sold their 2-Billionth 'compressed' songtrack...so somebody seems not to mind.
There may be extras as booklets or bonus tracks.
It WILL be a big deal.
With 3 months head start, people will associate the Beatles with Apple/EMI Apple, iTMS and the iPod.
That cant be bad. Plus during the Super bowl.
On another note, I thought Michael Jacksons rights lapsed back to Apple Corps-sacreligeously, he allowed the songs to be used to hawk tennis shoes, instant breakfast, deoderant and SUV's.
There are some things you just dont do, with iconic music.
As for "who would want to buy compressed Beatles music?" Well Apple has just sold their 2-Billionth 'compressed' songtrack...so somebody seems not to mind.
And because of that we get 'journalists' touting exclusive inside information every single year that Apple is going to run a superbowl commercial. I'd wager this is just another wild guess like years past - eventually they'll get it right.....
The Beatles Remastered
Their current catalog was remastered back in 1987, 20 years ago. These recordings are in need of yet another remastering, with prettier artwork and decent CD cases. Let It Be... Naked proved to me that it was still possible to achieve better results with songs that "everyone already had".
I don't intend on buying those through iTunes thought, except if they includes PDF documents of the original booklets or maybe... A Beatles-branded iPod à la U2?
Their current catalog was remastered back in 1987, 20 years ago. These recordings are in need of yet another remastering, with prettier artwork and decent CD cases. Let It Be... Naked proved to me that it was still possible to achieve better results with songs that "everyone already had".
I don't intend on buying those through iTunes thought, except if they includes PDF documents of the original booklets or maybe... A Beatles-branded iPod à la U2?
Oh, and Steve didn't just randomly picked The Beatles for it's previous Keynote... Everything is always well prepared with him, and this was intentional as well!
Lets put it this way... like most boy bands, they didn't start selling any records until people saw pictures of them and realised how 'cute' they were.
But, it would be an undeniable coup for Apple all the same.
Perspnal thing
Guys,
Steve Jobs is a HUGE fan of The Beatles. He said it many times, he used Lennon on the Think Different campaign etc.
The Beatles are one the icons of his generation.
I even wonder if this is the reason he named Apple Computer.
The whole lawsuit with Apple corps was a huge dagger in his heart. He's probably been trying to approach the The Beatles for many years, it seems that finally they will join Apple inc. and all the problems will be left behind.
So this is not much more than his personal victory and satisfaction to his personal fan ego and in his mind it deserves a Superbowl ad.
Guys,
Steve Jobs is a HUGE fan of The Beatles. He said it many times, he used Lennon on the Think Different campaign etc.
The Beatles are one the icons of his generation.
I even wonder if this is the reason he named Apple Computer.
The whole lawsuit with Apple corps was a huge dagger in his heart. He's probably been trying to approach the The Beatles for many years, it seems that finally they will join Apple inc. and all the problems will be left behind.
So this is not much more than his personal victory and satisfaction to his personal fan ego and in his mind it deserves a Superbowl ad.
Apple - Apple merger?
I think so too. Didn't he also announce the change of the company's name from Apple Computer, Inc to Apple, Inc? I think he bought Apple Corps. Think about it. It's the best way to get out of the legal battle over the name, add the Beatles to the iTMS, and get a Beatles iPod!
I think so too. Didn't he also announce the change of the company's name from Apple Computer, Inc to Apple, Inc? I think he bought Apple Corps. Think about it. It's the best way to get out of the legal battle over the name, add the Beatles to the iTMS, and get a Beatles iPod!
Not going to happen...the iPhone isn't even out yet so I'm sure they wouldn't sabotage sales of the iPhone by announcing a widescreen iPod. What "might" happen is just the commercial for the iPhone which they couldn't run until they squared away the iPhone name issue with Cisco.
I strongly disagree. Apple has created a huge problem for themselves. The player with large storage capacity for video has a tiny screen. The player with the big screen has very limited capacity, a huge price tag and won't be available for another 6 months. Now that we've seen the future I can't imagine many intelligent consumers would think of paying full price for yesterday's technology (5.5G iPod) now.
If Apple doesn't come out with a large screen iPod before June they'll have kissed a large chunk of revenue goodbye. I don't think they're that stupid.
Beatles not relevant?
I do my best to resist the temptation to flame other contributors, but this has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Does this connoisseur of the arts think Bach is relevant? How about Picasso and Rembrandt? Chuck Berry?
There is nothing more relevant than the art of any generation that stands above the crowd, that distinguishes itself because of its pure, creative excellence.
Are there really people out there who are so retarded that they think anything older than they are is irrelevant?
I do my best to resist the temptation to flame other contributors, but this has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Does this connoisseur of the arts think Bach is relevant? How about Picasso and Rembrandt? Chuck Berry?
There is nothing more relevant than the art of any generation that stands above the crowd, that distinguishes itself because of its pure, creative excellence.
Are there really people out there who are so retarded that they think anything older than they are is irrelevant?
I am afraid that the world is full of people who don't recognise the worth of anything made earlier than the day before yesterday.
We agree there.
IF Apple releases a widescreen HDD based iPod It'll have to be very different from the iPhone so as not to cannibalize their own sales. They might be able to pull it off if they release a slightly longer iPod to accommodate the larger screen and keep the mini's smaller click wheel as some of the mock ups have shown. No touchscreen, no wireless, just an iPod. OK maybe it would still have the accelerometer to switch between portrait and landscape.
I could also see a move from the polycarbonate+metal to nano/mini like anodized aluminum with colors.
Nothing that would eat into iPhone sales until fall at the earliest, but we shall see.
The Beatles made plenty of good music after "Yesterday"
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