When Apple first started way back when, they went to Apple Records and paid a settlement, with the agreement they would't have anything to do with music. Then the iPod, same thing, and the agreement was it would have nothing to do with distribution of actual music. Apple (US) is just pushing their luck as far as they can.
For the record, those Beatles anthologies have the little Apple logo. And Apple itself had more than just the Beatles - oh sure, they were a boutique kinda label, but Jackie Lomax and Mary Hopkin...great stuff. And Apple just put out a great Mary Hopkin reissue I highly recommend (save the modified track sequence, but nothing a program button can't fix)
I remember when Tron came out, well, it didn't last long enough in my podunk theatre for it to register. But when my parents plunked down 500 bucks for a VHS machine, it was my first rental. I loved the videogame(s), and liked it quite a bit at the age of 12 or whatever...but watching it in my early 20s, I couldn't even get through the whole thing for some reason! Must of been the drinking or something because I bought the super DVD when it came out a couple years ago and I just love it. From the first shot of the orange getting scanned, I just get hooked and can't leave until I watch the whole thing.
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When Apple first started way back when, they went to Apple Records and paid a settlement, with the agreement they would't have anything to do with music. Then the iPod, same thing, and the agreement was it would have nothing to do with distribution of actual music. Apple (US) is just pushing their luck as far as they can. For the record, those Beatles anthologies have the little Apple logo. And Apple itself had more than just the Beatles - oh sure, they were a boutique kinda label, but Jackie Lomax and Mary Hopkin...great stuff. And Apple just put out a great Mary Hopkin reissue I highly recommend (save the modified track sequence, but nothing a program button can't fix)
I remember when Tron came out, well, it didn't last long enough in my podunk theatre for it to register. But when my parents plunked down 500 bucks for a VHS machine, it was my first rental. I loved the videogame(s), and liked it quite a bit at the age of 12 or whatever...but watching it in my early 20s, I couldn't even get through the whole thing for some reason! Must of been the drinking or something because I bought the super DVD when it came out a couple years ago and I just love it. From the first shot of the orange getting scanned, I just get hooked and can't leave until I watch the whole thing.