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So why pay extortionate sums of money to buy good music in a format that you cannot share with others after you have legally bought it?

Purchased downloads are for plastic throwaway crap, not for proper music that you will want to cherish for decades to come.

You know your format is doomed if you consider a 15 year old your "expert" to quote.

15-year-old David MacRunnel, who owns more than 1,000 records

I'm not a big fan of soon to be ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair, but he recently said "What is not in doubt is that the scientific evidence of global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions is now overwhelming," in remarks made at the Royal Society in London.

My family and I visited London in 2003 - it was one of the hottest summers ever in Europe. The Underground was almost dangerously hot - and our room at the Gate Hotel in Notting Hill had no AC. We had no problem sleeping, since sightseeing all day helps you get to sleep pretty quickly, but it was warm at night. I first traveled to London in 1972, also in the summer, and remember much cooler weather and definitely cool nights. Again, anecdotal, but real enough to me.

I think the concentration on one aspect of possible causes to climate change is necessary if not the best scientific way, since if you want to change people's opinions about life style changes on a global scale, it's hard to mention every variable that might affect the planet without confusing or diluting the message.

If you've been to http://climatecrisis.net/ recently, you'll see an aerial picture of the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic - Haiti's side has been stripped bare of all foliage. When there are storms, mudslides result, usually killing many people. The DR side is lush, green - just as you'd expect in this area - but they have enforced policies against cutting down forests that protect the land and stop soil erosion.

So while the focus on CO2 emissions might seem misplaced, please understand that it's a way to get other ecological messages out, and I think that "An Inconvenient Truth" might turn out to be one of the most important films ever made, if it prods the countries of this world to stop behaving as if we can simply strip bare the planet and pollute willy-nilly withoust serious planetwide consequences.

Have a great Thanksgiving and the Beatles Rule!

Actually, Great Britain and Ireland produce far superior music. Movies and software? Well, considering that the majority of software development is now offshored and Hollywood is resorting to remakes of old TV shows and films to make a quick buck, I'd argue against that as well.

Because today's teenagers hate 60's music.

I wish the best for his family, friends and former co-workers during this time, but him worrying about infringing McIntosh copyrights when your company name is already Apple is pretty much moot.

I found this particularly interesting:

Knauss said at one of the first meetings with PortalPlayer, Fadell said, "This is the project that's going to remold Apple and 10 years from now, it's going to be a music business, not a computer business."

Proof apple is a very active company, and has a very active Web presence: Apple website:

click www.beatles.com -- THE apple corps website.

Apple owns "Beatles One":
click legal notice 1:

Apple owns "Beatles Anthology"
click Legal Notice 2

As for Jacko.. He bought the rights to Northern Songs, which was formerly Dick James Music Limited. These guys owned the SHEET MUSIC rights (Insturmental play-along books you get in an insturment store), and nothing else.

click about sheet music and jacko..

The music, and record manufacturing rights are owned by Apple. THey might not exercise their rights to manufacturer anymore (they used to in the 70's and might have recently) but they can sure as hell license any part of it to any company they wish, and that is always Parlophone/Capitol.

As for finding a reference to Apple, look for a green apple on any of your beatles CD's.. they are there.. that's all you need to know.

Apple is a more active company than you think, why do they need a corporate website?

Proof apple is a very active company, and has a very active Web presence: Apple website:

click www.beatles.com -- THE apple corps website.

Apple owns "Beatles One":
click legal notice 1:

Apple owns "Beatles Anthology"
click Legal Notice 2

As for Jacko.. He bought the rights to Northern Songs, which was formerly Dick James Music Limited. These guys owned the SHEET MUSIC rights (Insturmental play-along books you get in an insturment store), and nothing else.

click about sheet music and jacko..

The music, and record manufacturing rights are owned by Apple. THey might not exercise their rights to manufacturer anymore (they used to in the 70's and might have recently) but they can sure as hell license any part of it to any company they wish, and that is always Parlophone/Capitol.

As for finding a reference to Apple, look for a green apple on any of your beatles CD's.. they are there.. that's all you need to know.

Apple is a more active company than you think, why do they need a corporate website?

Interesting