When you're browsing through iTunes, do you ever get the feeling that something is missing? It's called The Beatles. You know, that band. They're sort of important
Apple is expected to announce today that the legendary liverapudlians are coming to iTunes.
Apple and record label EMI have been in talks for years about getting the catalogue online.
Apple refused to comment about speculation of a possible deal. But on Monday, the firm posted a mysterious message on its website that said “Tomorrow is just another day. That you’ll never forget” and below it displayed a row of clocks showing the time of the announcement.
This decision comes after years of tension between the two companies after The Beatles’ music label Apple Corps was involved in a trademark dispute with Apple which was finally settled in 2007.
Earlier in the year Sir Paul McCartney hinted that the lack of fab-four on iTunes was down to EMI. He said that “There have been all sorts of reasons why they don’t want to do it. To tell you the truth, I don’t actually understand how it’s got so crazy.I know iTunes would like to do it, so one day it’s going to happen” It seems he was right.
Steve Jobs is known to be a big Beatles fan, so it's good news for him and it's good news for the rest of us.
Source: BBC
One thought on “Beatles coming to iTunes?”
But will you look at the prices!
The whole point of downloading music is that it’s cheaper than buying a CD as they don’t have to pay for making a CD, supplying a box or printing the booklet.
All of the downloadable Beatles albums can be bought from Amazon for £3 less, you get free delivery and you get a CD to hold and booklet to look at.