They don't just want Jimmy or Dre, they want the company. If anything, they probably want the company, not the owners. But they need them because they want them to continue to build what they've been doing. So....
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Beats Co-Founders Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Expected to Take on Senior Roles at Apple Following Acquisition
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They don't just want Jimmy or Dre, they want the company. If anything, they probably want the company, not the owners. But they need them because they want them to continue to build what they've been doing. So....
I think we're are approaching a special time. Hip hop is becoming mature. The weird situation where kids think it's for old people because their parents grew up on it, but the grandparents still hate it. Many totes of music have gone through the cycle, now it's rap's time.
I wouldn't be surprised of Steve tried to by Beats and they didn't take the deal to avoid working with Steve. I know several start-up CEOs that told Apple to walk away when Steve was there and are having coffee in the middle of the loop as they are back now with Steve gone.
You know my worry
And this if pretty deep rooted re Apple.
Woman from Burberry (Fashion Brand)
Nike tie in (Fashion Brand)
Dr Beats (Fashion Brand)
Above all else, to me this SCREAMS that Apple feels it cannot stay at the top and compete by designing, making and selling the best PRODUCTS
They have to try and use Brand and Fashion to get customers. Not the product.
That, if nothing else is a Sad admission
They have used that strategy for at least the past decade. You should have noticed by now.
Steve Jobs founded NeXT which was then purchased by Apple and he became an exec. It happens all the time...
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Don't you mean OS X 10.10 Compton?
So after purchasing Beats, what other company could Apple purchase that would surprise us as much as the Beats purchase?
So after purchasing Beats, what other company could Apple purchase that would surprise us as much as the Beats purchase?
Tesla for the iCar
Yeah, that would be another surprise and unlike the Beats purchase, that would without a doubt be a sign that Tim Cook may have gone too far.
You're only surprised if you do not understand what type of company Apple is.So after purchasing Beats, what other company could Apple purchase that would surprise us as much as the Beats purchase?
It's funny how on forums you can't paint a picture of who a person is or what the look like by their post. A story like this paints a very real picture and makes me lose a lot of respect for members on this forum.From reading all the comments of people here debasing Dr. Dre it appears they prefer that he was to be the one who swept the floors at night rather than have a seat in the boardroom. It's Dre day and everyone's celebrating.
Why wouldn't they want them on their senior staff they did in two years what it took Apple decades to do!
Explain to me how you create a valuation number for a business you are interested in buying.
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You do not represent the billions of people on earth. Different strokes and all that...
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Very odd response to an accusation of racism. Almost like you rushed to prove him right.
Do you know which demographic spends the most money on music?
why hasnt no one mentioned the fact that dr Dre will be key in developing the healthbook app. hasnt people heard his song with eminem, I need a doctor?
apple gets key player for music in iovine for itunes and an established doctor for healthbook
apple gets key player for music in iovine for itunes and an established doctor for healthbook
Yeah great nest. A company with 20% of the revenue of beats and whose second product was a smoke detector that could accidently be turned off.
You are lauding google for buying a thermostat company.
The 752nd post!
None of you geniuses seem to get this point: you can't predict or pretend to know anything about the future by looking at the past (the time marked by clocks which never quite catches up to "now.")
Apple wouldn't drop $3B on something that wasn't worth it. So no matter how little anything about Beats Music may *seem* worth that much, at least a few people know about what *is* worth it about Beats Music.
We'll find out about it in due course.
None of you geniuses seem to get this point: you can't predict or pretend to know anything about the future by looking at the past (the time marked by clocks which never quite catches up to "now.")
Apple wouldn't drop $3B on something that wasn't worth it. So no matter how little anything about Beats Music may *seem* worth that much, at least a few people know about what *is* worth it about Beats Music.
We'll find out about it in due course.