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Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll

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In article <slrnlocnfg.1f4s.timmcn@sugaree.local>, Tim McNamara
<timmcn@bitstream.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 May 2014 09:35:41 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> 
> wrote:
> > In article <53864cb6$0$1282$c3e8da3$50776f34@news.astraweb.com>, JF 
> > Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> After some speculation in media due to a New York Post speculation 
> >> yesterday, it appears to be official.
> >> 
> >> 
> >>  http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/05/28Apple-to-Acquire-Beats-Music-Bea
> >>  ts-Electronics.html
> >
> > Yep, there's a couple of articles on MacRumors.com about it. I haven't 
> > had time to read them fuly yet, but a VERY quick skim seems to say 
> > it's at least partly for the subscription service.
> 
> If that is the point, why not just buy Spotify or Pandora or one of the 
> other market leading sevices?  Apple could have them for what would be 
> chump change out of the savings account.

Thos bigger names would be more expensive to buy, but I did say the
subscription was probably only PART of the reason. They've also
"gained" the two big-headed fool... err, "music industry geniuses"
behind Beats.

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Apple is buying Beats after alll JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-05-28 16:53 -0400
  Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-28 21:58 +0100
    Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-29 09:34 +1200
      Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2014-05-28 14:57 -0700
        Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-29 14:49 +0100
          Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-05-29 10:31 -0400
            Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-29 16:49 +0100
              Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-05-29 19:38 -0400
                Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-30 13:31 +1200
                Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-30 09:52 +0100
                Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-05-30 10:23 -0400
                Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-30 21:28 +0000
                Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-30 22:41 +0100
                Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-31 06:52 +0000
                Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-05-31 02:15 -0400
                Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-31 19:06 +1200
          Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-05-29 15:57 -0400
  Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-29 09:35 +1200
    Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2014-05-28 17:06 -0500
      Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-29 13:34 +1200
    Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-05-28 19:08 -0400
      Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-29 00:24 +0000
  Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll The Translucent Amoebae <thetranslucentamoebae@gmail.com> - 2014-06-04 11:33 -0700

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