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More Speculation for Tomorrow: Beatles on iTunes
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you weren't really paying attention to what was going on there were you?
that knight person was attempting to list some bands/artists who are/were as popular/relevant as the beatles are/were
sales figures show he's wrong
facts >< perception
sorry
P.S it's van Beethoven
and I suppose that don't agree have no credibility?
Bloody Beatles fanboys are as bad as Apple ones...
Well if people dissmiss their music as "not relevant" so easily then yes.
I bet you think Hendrix isn't relevant today either?
Huh? The first baby boomers are just starting to retire -- the ones born in the late 40's, early 50s. Baby boomers go all the way up to the mid 60s. And even after than Gen Xers like myself were into the Beatles back in the 80s. I tired of them but my Gen Y nephew asked me if he could have my old CDs (I remember when the Beatles first came out on CD. THAT was a big deal).
So while I don't think the Beatles on iTunes is a huge deal, it's because of the technology -- it's not like you couldn't roll your own Beatles AAC or MP3s for the past 10 years. But the generational reach of the Beatles is fairly long for band that is 50 years old. Your premise is off.
Žalgiris;11430022 said:
I think Trent Reznor went out of style back in the 90s. You seem confused.
I don't think the people that said The Beatles were not the Only Influence There Is ever pretended they weren't relevant, only that they weren't the only music act that was relevant and that they were relevant only in a certain sphere of music (read : pop culture).
They're just another influencial act from the 60s-70s. Plenty of those, plenty of older ones that are still very much relevant and plenty of younger ones from the 70s-80s that have taken their place. The Beatles aren't the be all end all of music unlike what some posters want to pretend here.
I guess the issue isn't so much what you listen to. The issue is, do you have all the Beatles music in digital format that you want, or will you buy more once it's out on iTunes? I'm betting that most fans have had CDs for ages, and have since copied them to their iPods.
Hey, I'm a big Beatles fan.
Don't try and associate me with that bunch of bloody lunatics.
So how many albums can we sign you up for? Oh, wait... You what? Oh... You didn't wait around for iTunes to pick up all of your beatles music.
As others have said- Non event. For those asking, that's why people are voting negative. It's not that people are angry about the beatles, but simply that apple got everyone all worked up over nothing.
I wasn't even born in 60'
and please don't spek about music as if yu know something when you post such BS. Thanks in advance.
Hey, I'm a big Beatles fan.
Don't try and associate me with that bunch of bloody lunatics.
I've yet to see you dismiss other people's opinions as wrong, just because they disagree with yours.
You're one of those 100% normal people...
So you're saying that Apple have been chasing this deal for years despite the fact that it's actually going to be a complete flop for them?
Don't you think Apple research these things?
Could you elaborate why it's purefail ? It will generate more profit for Apple / Apple shareholders but I suppose it's pure
It doesn't interest ANY of the the typical demographic of apple announcements. They (apple) know it full well, and did this intentionally as part of a deal to draw up press and attention for something completely disappointing.
Hey, I'm a big Apple fan.
Don't try and associate me with that bunch of bloody lunatics.
See, he was right, it works for both.
I wasn't even born in 60'
I actually do.
This thread says a lot about MacRumours (which I really like, by the way, it isn't a dig as such).
Most people on here are interested in Apple as a company and are looking for the next thing they bring us that allows us to waste a bit more of our time organising out music, or whatever particular bit it is we do.
We see the announcement page and everyone starts thinking about iTunes streaming, 4.2, cloud storage and stuff like that.
If it turns out to be The Beatles then there will be outrage from many people (as is shown by the discussion here).
Meanwhile, the vast majority of people who use iTunes don't give much of a stuff about Apple. For them Apple is the company who makes their iPod or iPhone. Many of them will however be interested in the announcement and will be back in an hour or so.
If the announcement was for many of the things that people here are wanting then many iTunes users will look at it for a while, perhaps decide to look into it a bit longer and then forget about it.
Whether we like it or not, those are the people who make Apple the money, because there are so many of them. They are more important to Apple than the few obsessives and they will probably be more interested in the Beatles than most of the other things that have been mentioned.
Most people on here are interested in Apple as a company and are looking for the next thing they bring us that allows us to waste a bit more of our time organising out music, or whatever particular bit it is we do.
We see the announcement page and everyone starts thinking about iTunes streaming, 4.2, cloud storage and stuff like that.
If it turns out to be The Beatles then there will be outrage from many people (as is shown by the discussion here).
Meanwhile, the vast majority of people who use iTunes don't give much of a stuff about Apple. For them Apple is the company who makes their iPod or iPhone. Many of them will however be interested in the announcement and will be back in an hour or so.
If the announcement was for many of the things that people here are wanting then many iTunes users will look at it for a while, perhaps decide to look into it a bit longer and then forget about it.
Whether we like it or not, those are the people who make Apple the money, because there are so many of them. They are more important to Apple than the few obsessives and they will probably be more interested in the Beatles than most of the other things that have been mentioned.
It would be a waste of time to announce the Beatles in this fashion.
I remember everyone having this discussion 5 years ago, and back then I remember Apple never putting any decent Hip-Hop on iTunes as well as the Beatles. But we all just went out and bought the CDs and ripped them.
So with that said:
Anyone wetting themselves for the Beatles might want to go dry off, I doubt it's the Beatles (more like hope) simply because Apple should use this to introduce something more meaning full to the entire iTunes community, not just Beatle fans.
I remember everyone having this discussion 5 years ago, and back then I remember Apple never putting any decent Hip-Hop on iTunes as well as the Beatles. But we all just went out and bought the CDs and ripped them.
So with that said:
Anyone wetting themselves for the Beatles might want to go dry off, I doubt it's the Beatles (more like hope) simply because Apple should use this to introduce something more meaning full to the entire iTunes community, not just Beatle fans.