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- utopian0
Dr. Dre Buys Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen's Moated Mansion for $40 Million
- sureshot0
And he even isnt a docter.
- monospaced0
You guys realize apple bought them more for the service than the hardware right?
- Or. That they are rumored to.monospaced
- yup, read my previous postsformed
- ukit20
The rumor I heard is that Tim Cook is a big NWA fan
- prophetone0
all i know is i see them in future shop as try-ons and the always busted up. i think they're about 50% hype per $ ratio.
- Miguex0
Good for Dre man, he is an amazing producer. If people buy the shitty earmuffs it's not his fault but he is grateful for the $$ he is getting.
- First billionaire in hip hop bitch!!
West Coast!!!111ukit2 - WEST COAST WINS!HijoDMaite
- Finally!prophetone
- hahahahasureshot
- What is Dre's body count?utopian
- First billionaire in hip hop bitch!!
- formed0
mono - yes, I think they'll keep making money, Beats makes money, but the stock will eventually taper off and stagnate if they can't keep revolutionizing an industry and/or coming up with top tier products (which Beats is not part of).
For a stock to run, there has to be interest and momentum. Look at Tesla and Netflix. Look at Google - they keep raking in the cash AND they are pushing for new industries. Then look at other tech stocks like Sony, that have faltered. Look at Microsoft (and it is moving now that there is some innovation), their innovation tapered off ages ago and the stock stagnated for 10 years, yet they make money.Apple is pretty late to the bet! They tried their hand with iRadio (or whatever it was called), that was already years late. What do I know, though, is I won't buy anything with a Beats logo (or association). Teens will, but they are fickle, so when the next fad hits Beats will be put down.
My 2cents. They'll make a ton off of the first round of the iPhone6 simply off of momentum, but that will change. The S5 is very nice, HTC is very nice, G3 looks amazing and they all move so much faster than Apple.
Again, $3billion for "talent" seems absurd. I can understand that $60mill or whatever it was for Burberry's CEO, but I can't understand this.
Who knows, it'll be entertaining to watch (assuming the deal gets finalized).
- the stock has been rising, actuallymonospaced
- it's near an all-time high, both of which were under Timmonospaced
- in fact, over the last year, Apple's has risen over 40% compared to Google's 30%.monospaced
- also, iRadio "or whatever it was called" has over 40M active listeners. You're just assuming things it seemsmonospaced
- where did I say the stock is not rising? Not me that assumed iRadio was not great, that'd be WallStreetformed
- the entire market has risen, too, MS is even up a decent amountformed
- You said it in your first sentence here. Then you refer to of all the companies as stocks instead of companiesmonospaced
- Then you said iTunes Radio was too late, and you're wrong there too.monospaced
- you're simply just regurgitating stupid analyst woes and crying "doom" and then threatening to break up with applemonospaced
- I think you're doing the right thing by choosing the tech solutions that fit your lifestyle. Apple isnt' for everyonemonospaced
- necromation0
PROPER SHIT!!!
I just got a refund on the earbuds version after the volume/phone control went for the 3rd time! Dr Dre needs BEATS for putting his name to this crappy product.
He's most likely to get jumped by some lame ass gang bangers for a bunch of cheap plastic put together in some Chinese workshop!
- Frosty_spl0
Monster makes shit tons of money on overpriced crappy cables.
They come out with headphones that are overpriced and suddenly they are of amazing quality? Get real.
I tried my 19 dollar cheapo ear buds VS the expensive beats ones, and they sound the same.
I have $150 Shure DJ headphones, and they rock my face off.
- formed0
mono - by the numbers, this looks like a fine purchase, but Beats are trendy, low quality, fads. That's not what Apple is. Apple has done a masterful job of selling design and quality at a premium price.
When you add Beats to the equation it looks like they are chasing numbers and not quality. Apple has plenty of cash, so why not buy the best if they want music streaming and audio (cars, headphones, etc.). That would be Harmon and Pandora (or Spotify).
To me, this reduces the quality of the brand. Burberry CEO hire sounded good, like they were aiming for a higher end fashion. Beats buy screams "trendy over quality".
Personally, I don't want anything that has the brand "Beats" printed on it. Harmon, etc., Martin Logan, etc., I'd pay a premium for (in a new car, for example).
- It's not about the headphones as much as the service.monospaced
- The service that has no subscribers and has been a miserable failure? That service?ETM
- yes, that onemonospaced
- idiots0
Musician marketed headphones are a bad idea, these and and the ones by Ludacris are trash. Does he want it to sound good or look like a brand whore? Those are his options.
something something, a fool and his money
- inteliboy0
Fuck their stock and stockholders. Shit like that is poison. I like the small Apple, the Apple that just makes a few good things that work well, and operate like a company that makes a few things. These morons how Apple don't innovate or Apple need to revolutionise an entire market every 3 years... what rubbish. Keep parroting what you learn from Samsung's marketing team.
- emilkorngold0
The bass response and overall frequency response are good, not great. They are however in constant noise cancelation mode (you can't use them without it), which makes your ears grow tired after long listening sessions. Noise cancelation causes a sensation you either get used to or grow to hate, kinda feels like constant air pressure on your ears.
- fooler0
yeah, you're just paying for the Dr Dre name, Monster has a terrible reputation.
- jtb260
It's all just speculation at this point. It's silly to evaluate the purchase sheerly on the merits of their headphones, and whether they are a good fit for Apple's brand. Apple has a history of making smart acquisitions, and doing some cool things with them. It is surprising that they're breaking from their track record of picking up less high profile companies, but I would wager that there's more behind this than headphones and streaming services.
- cars, that's what else...at least that's what Wall St thinks (watched a dozen analysis of it so far). We'll see....formed
- ben_0
How old is your brother?
- he is 20HijoDMaite
- There's hope yet then, show him the light.
ben_ - i need to show him some quality dj headphones but they won't be as flashyHijoDMaite
- HijoDMaite0
unfortunately I think he is going for the look. maybe this will be a good lesson for him if they break and he spends $300 on them. I doubt I will be able to talk him out of it. Jesus, just thinking, 'china/plastic/marketing' makes me cringe..
- do you own a smartphone of any brand? because well, "Deal with it"idiots
- yes i have droid samsung. it doesn't feel cheap. but i know it isHijoDMaite