Socratic Monologue
I’ve noticed the many MacWorld hardware predictions, but none regarding other aspects of the Apple realm. Here’s my prediction in 5 words:
Beatles on iTunes Music Store
How do I come to this amazing prediction? Two pieces of evidence both from the “Apple vs. Apple Dispute” article on Wikipedia:
- Apple settling with the Beatles, or their estates, over the use of the name Apple for music sales. Apple (Computers) has had disputes with Apple (Records) over the use of the name. In 2007, a settlement was reached between the two.
- In 2007, Paul McCartney, in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, said that the Beatles’ catalog would be released for digital download in the first quarter of 2008.
Add it all up for the absolutely sweetest “One more thing …” ever!
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I also heard that in a short time the music (not the performances) will enter the public domain (2010?). Rather than covers with no revenue, why not make more money from the real thing?
I guess I completely missed the boat on that one. Ah well, I’ll let my bad prediction stay up as a lesson in humility.
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