Sunday, September 26, 2004
C|NET: "Apple vs. Apple: Perfect harmony?"
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 01:00 PM
"The latest round of speculation stems from a report in Hollywood trade magazine Daily Variety last week that a deal between Apple Computer and Apple Corps might be near and that one legal source expected it to be the "biggest settlement anywhere in legal history." However, music industry sources call that report baseless. Legal experts separately question whether the settlement would really be among the largest non-class-action settlements, as Variety reported."
So it looks like the last report we had was essentially incorrect - everything is still in discussion. The C|NET article goes in to discuss the relationship between Apple Computer and Apple Music, and the fact that Steve Jobs is a Beatles fan. But with an asking price of $15 million for a six-month exclusive window of opportunity, Jobs being a fan might not be enough. I know they're THE Beatles, but charging $15 million just for the opportunity to sell their music seems ridiculous. I'm a huge Beatles fan myself, so don't take this the wrong way, but I doubt most of the people buying portable audio players today are thinking "Gee, I really wish I could have I Am the Walrus on this...". :roll:
So it looks like the last report we had was essentially incorrect - everything is still in discussion. The C|NET article goes in to discuss the relationship between Apple Computer and Apple Music, and the fact that Steve Jobs is a Beatles fan. But with an asking price of $15 million for a six-month exclusive window of opportunity, Jobs being a fan might not be enough. I know they're THE Beatles, but charging $15 million just for the opportunity to sell their music seems ridiculous. I'm a huge Beatles fan myself, so don't take this the wrong way, but I doubt most of the people buying portable audio players today are thinking "Gee, I really wish I could have I Am the Walrus on this...". :roll:
