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Apple Plans to Purchase Universal Music
mrbiiggy writes "Apparently Apple has been plotting to purchase Universal Music for $6 billion, reports Spiegel Online (read the Google translation). Who knew Apple even had that kind of cash? (The L.A. Times is also reporting this, free reg required.)"
Could this be a step towards one record lable that won't be total asses about copyright and ripping your songs to mp3 format?
;)
well, that or suddenly all Universal CD's will come out looking way better than every other CD on the market, but only have songs a few years old.
So will Apple Computer have to pay off Apple Records again?
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The internet is the greatest source of biased information in the history of mankind.
Their accountants, I'd assume.
Apple's new slogan will be "Rip, Mix, Burn.. Except anything by Universal Music."
Trolling is a art,
Maybe Vivendi will throw Blizzard in for free
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.
But I like Apple and don't like Universal, won't this simply create a contradiction in the universe that will require the universe to implode and be replaced by a more confusing one?
"Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door." - Emily Dickinson
1) Apple announces iTools account holders immediately gain access to 5 Universal songs per month. Access to more will require a nominal fee.
2) With the release of their fifth film, Pixar announces their deal with Disney has been fulfilled and they have formed a new alliance with Apple as the distributor for future releases. Soundtracks will be available on Universal Records.
3) In a surprise move, Dell acquires Apple Records, only to discover afterwards that the entire Beatles catalog is owned by Michael Jackson. Begins ad campaign with interns explaining why Wings was better.
4) Bill Gates announces new behind-the-ear implant that will allow streaming music directly into a persons brain. Sharp-eyed consumers discover Terms-Of-Service includes clause allowing device to record thoughts that immediately become his property.
R: That voice. Where have I heard that voice before? B: In about 365 other episodes. But I don't know who it is either.
I think Steve Jobs already Kazaa'd all of their songs to his iBook and decided it was easier to buy the company than it would be to deal with a lawsuit brought by the RIAA.
And you are arguably light years behind on your psychiatric medication.
I use Linux on the desktop at work and OSX at home. Other than supporting a better web browser (Galeon), Linux is a pale shadow of OSX in every single way when it comes to usability and GUI integration.
"Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it." -- GBS
So, will Apple support Ogg?
Actually I don't really care, I don't have any Apple products. I'm just trying to recover from a karma dip from my "MS really isn't that bad!" thread a couple of days ago.
Then it would go nowhere.
Nah... He`ll licence to èm, or sell a player. Macintosh is Blaupunkt -- Winders is Realistic. Linux is the custom kit with Denon studio turntables, and a separate component for everything.
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
This is Big. Very big. Changing the way the world does business big.
Hopefully not big in the same way that AOL buying Time Warner was...
Here's a free clue - if it has "Vegas" in the title, it's not high-end...