California: HQ of Apple
New York: John Lennon was assassinated there
London: Home of The Beatles
Tokyo: Yoko Ono is Japanese
Thats my theory and Im sticking to it!!
Almost but Liverpool is the home of the beatles.
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Almost but Liverpool is the home of the beatles.
Zappa was not a fan of the iPod to express it politely. Apple will just keep his stuff on the offerings but no special arrangements.
Beatles are actually from Liverpool.California: HQ of Apple
New York: John Lennon was assassinated there
London: Home of The Beatles
Tokyo: Yoko Ono is Japanese
Thats my theory and Im sticking to it!!
California: HQ of Apple
New York: John Lennon was assassinated there
London: Home of The Beatles
Tokyo: Yoko Ono is Japanese
Thats my theory and Im sticking to it!!
You are reading into it way too much. Those are just city listing common to express international times. My take is that we are going to get an ra-ra press announcement on the level of the new Mac Mini with maybe some quotes but no fanfair.
You guys are misreading Apple. They did not say "tomorrow is a day you'll never forget". They are saying "tomorrow is no different than any other day (i.e. today), and that fact is something you'll remember forever".
Meaning whatever they announce tomorrow is no big deal, but they are just letting you know ahead of time.
Meaning whatever they announce tomorrow is no big deal, but they are just letting you know ahead of time.
I'm a potential Beatles fan who does not have any of their music at this time. If the catalog is a decent price, I'll probably pick it up.
California: HQ of Apple
New York: John Lennon was assassinated there
London: Home of The Beatles
Tokyo: Yoko Ono is Japanese
Thats my theory and Im sticking to it!!
Must not be that big of a Beatles fan if you think they originated from London.
I don't get it. Who cares if this store sells the Beatles albums? I have all the Beatles albums on CD, and have imported them in Apple Lossless format to my iTunes library. I suspect most Beatles fans have also done the same.
Are there really people out there who have refused to buy Beatles music until it becomes available through the iTunes Store??
Are there really people out there who have refused to buy Beatles music until it becomes available through the iTunes Store??
It'd be cool if Apple announced an iTunes Music Store (like app store) for independent artists. Cut out the record labels and let artists sell their music directly through iTunes. Apple can take its 30% cut like everything else. That'd be something worth the hype.
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Oh really. All this fuss is over the Beatles.
This is rubbish. I'd rather hear about that huge data Center ideal for streaming!
Very disappointing if this the news.
Oh really. All this fuss is over the Beatles.
This is rubbish. I'd rather hear about that huge data Center ideal for streaming!
Very disappointing if this the news.
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What if I gave u the songs versus u going to iTunes? I mean u really want to give away your money?
JimEJr said:
What if I gave u the songs versus u going to iTunes? I mean u really want to give away your money?
If you like the Beatles, you'll own all there stuff already, so this could be as much of an anti-climax for Apple as it is for everyone else.
Music is far too important to me, to let a computer get in the way. Itunes is just another profit machine for soulless corporation with no respect for music as an art form.
Before the fanboys get extra special, if Apple really cared about music, they'd let all compression formats into their store and on their player. Itunes is a closed shop for Apple to sell their ipod products, it isn't about music, never has been, never will be.
Music is far too important to me, to let a computer get in the way. Itunes is just another profit machine for soulless corporation with no respect for music as an art form.
Before the fanboys get extra special, if Apple really cared about music, they'd let all compression formats into their store and on their player. Itunes is a closed shop for Apple to sell their ipod products, it isn't about music, never has been, never will be.
I'm pretty sure it's The Beatles
Everything seem to be pointing to the Beatles on iTunes.
I would just ask everyone to keep some perspective here- the Beatles are @#$%^ing huge. They were the second-highest selling artist of the 2000s (source). This is THIRTY-FOURTY YEARS AFTER THEY BROKE UP. They are the most popular band in the history of the world. iTunes is the biggest single music retailer in the US (maybe world, I'm not sure.) They would be a perfect fit.
Keep in mind that even though you may not like the Beatles, you may already own all of their albums (as I do), you may own as much Beatles as you want to; other people don't. People that aren't very familiar with them but would buy a few songs, people who have been waiting for them to be available online, etc. The Beatles have never been featured in a "convenience buy" form before- with the immense popularity of a number of their songs, it is easy to see why this could make a huge impact.
For those saying that the Beatles on iTunes would not qualify as "unforgettable," remember to look at this history of this. Apple and the Beatles (through their business side, Apple Corps) were engaged in heated legal battles throughout much of Apple Inc's history. In fact, one of the most recent battles was around the launch of the iTunes Store (source.) This made it seem impossible that the Beatles would ever be on iTunes- even entertaining this possibility shows how far this has come. Those that have watched how these battles have developed, and have watched rumors about this for years now, know how much this would mean in the context of this contentious history.
As for the size/seeming importance of this announcement, this seems perfect. A keynote address dedicated to this would be somewhat ridiculous, and would warrant justified criticism of Apple manipulating and controlling the press. There are no other events around this time of year that this could be added into. A website/iTunes homepage teaser of this seems pitch-perfect. Also, look at the time- it's very unusual for Apple to to business before more of the company is awake! It does seem like a good time to flip a switch on a server cluster, though...
Also, the subtle teasing in the clocks and song titles is interesting, keep in mind that Apple wants to display actual times on those clocks- George's arms don't line up with any time zone in the world. The others do have striking similarities.
Everything seem to be pointing to the Beatles on iTunes.
I would just ask everyone to keep some perspective here- the Beatles are @#$%^ing huge. They were the second-highest selling artist of the 2000s (source). This is THIRTY-FOURTY YEARS AFTER THEY BROKE UP. They are the most popular band in the history of the world. iTunes is the biggest single music retailer in the US (maybe world, I'm not sure.) They would be a perfect fit.
Keep in mind that even though you may not like the Beatles, you may already own all of their albums (as I do), you may own as much Beatles as you want to; other people don't. People that aren't very familiar with them but would buy a few songs, people who have been waiting for them to be available online, etc. The Beatles have never been featured in a "convenience buy" form before- with the immense popularity of a number of their songs, it is easy to see why this could make a huge impact.
For those saying that the Beatles on iTunes would not qualify as "unforgettable," remember to look at this history of this. Apple and the Beatles (through their business side, Apple Corps) were engaged in heated legal battles throughout much of Apple Inc's history. In fact, one of the most recent battles was around the launch of the iTunes Store (source.) This made it seem impossible that the Beatles would ever be on iTunes- even entertaining this possibility shows how far this has come. Those that have watched how these battles have developed, and have watched rumors about this for years now, know how much this would mean in the context of this contentious history.
As for the size/seeming importance of this announcement, this seems perfect. A keynote address dedicated to this would be somewhat ridiculous, and would warrant justified criticism of Apple manipulating and controlling the press. There are no other events around this time of year that this could be added into. A website/iTunes homepage teaser of this seems pitch-perfect. Also, look at the time- it's very unusual for Apple to to business before more of the company is awake! It does seem like a good time to flip a switch on a server cluster, though...
Also, the subtle teasing in the clocks and song titles is interesting, keep in mind that Apple wants to display actual times on those clocks- George's arms don't line up with any time zone in the world. The others do have striking similarities.
Of course it's the Beatles.
Maybe Steve will finally admit that he named Apple Computer after the label of his favorite band. Let's it be, folks, let it be.
(And the Beatles are so overrated. Just sayin')
Maybe Steve will finally admit that he named Apple Computer after the label of his favorite band. Let's it be, folks, let it be.
(And the Beatles are so overrated. Just sayin')
I still think it's the web-based iTunes Music Store. Meaning you can listen to and purchase music from the store online and it will "hold" your purchases until you do the whole "check for downloads" business in iTunes itself. Of course the only benefit to this would be if it let you listen to the song in the browser once it's been purchased. So not entirely "iTunes in the cloud" but close.
No, they won't make a big fuss. Apple isn't going to do any announcements besides the homepage update. Whenever Apple has a real announcement big or small, they always invite at least some of the press or send them a release. In this case, not even the WSJ has an invite.