Apple's big announcement....

[Jordy]

They're not online?!

Yeah it's cause their record label is owned by "Apple Corps" which as you can imagine causes a lot of legal difficulty with "Apple Inc". Good shout whoever pointed out it's The Beatles release, just done a bit of research and it's looking very likely - I collect their stereo remastered CDs so I won't be buying them from iTunes but it's good to introduce them to new generations.

[Conservative,]

Yeah it's cause their record label is owned by "Apple Corps" which as you can imagine causes a lot of legal difficulty with "Apple Inc". Good shout whoever pointed out it's The Beatles released, just done a bit of research and it's looking very likely

Ahh ok.

If it's the beatles I couldn't care less.

[xxMATTGxx]

Yeah it's cause their record label is owned by "Apple Corps" which as you can imagine causes a lot of legal difficulty with "Apple Inc". Good shout whoever pointed out it's The Beatles release, just done a bit of research and it's looking very likely - I collect their stereo remastered CDs so I won't be buying them from iTunes but it's good to introduce them to new generations.

Wall Street Journal or whatever that site is has been reporting it. But to me it's really not a big deal but I guess it is for Apple and anyone else who is a fan.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that music from the Beatles will be coming to the iTunes store very soon – with an announcement due tomorrow. This will be the first time that The Beatles popular music has been available in iTunes, which is now over seven years old. The report even goes as far to suggest that a Beatles branded iPod, iPhone or iPad may be on the cards to celebrate this occasion.

Coming as good news to many, this achievement was likely due to a lot of blood and sweat behind the scenes. Many will remember that The Beatles sued Apple in 2006 over using the trademark ‘Apple’ in relation to a music store (contrary to an agreement they made some 25 years ealier), a case that they lost because iTunes wasn’t seen by the courts as a music store, but instead as a delivery system for data.

The WSJ is expecting that the music will be an iTunes exclusive for a period of time, before becoming available in other online music stores.

http://www.neowin.net/news/the-beatl...ar-you-finally

[Recursion]

http://www.neowin.net/news/the-beatl...ar-you-finally

EDIT: Oh lol, Matt posted above, nevermind

[HotelUser]

The Beatles have come to iTunes? That's their big news? Really?

[Conservative,]

The Beatles have come to iTunes? That's their big news? Really?

That's what I think lol.

[GommeInc]

The Beatles have come to iTunes? That's their big news? Really?

I'd so laugh it is. No-one will care, the Beatles aren't at all popular anymore other than for the odd few jokes. Why Apple feel it useful to announce this is beyond me, when the target audience is either dead, or a tiny minority.

[Mr-Trainor]

Indeed it was The Beatles!
http://www.apple.com/uk/the-beatles/

Not an amazing announcement to me personally .

[jackass]

Well that was a lot of something for nothing.

[StefanWolves]

wow, the biggest apple let down since the original iphone. fantastic news... not :/