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Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll

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From Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net>
Subject Re: Apple is buying Beats after alll
References <53864cb6$0$1282$c3e8da3$50776f34@news.astraweb.com> <290520140935413478%YourName@YourISP.com>
Message-ID <slrnlocnfg.1f4s.timmcn@sugaree.local> (permalink)
Date 2014-05-28 17:06 -0500

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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-Beats- 
>>  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.

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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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