Beats by Dre
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- mg330
They should buy them and dissolve them. The average consumer has fallen for the hype and from what I've read, anything but their highest end headphones (that sell for hundreds of dollars) sound like listening to music through a metal anus.
- prophetone0
they should buy problematic nintendo and release the world's greatest video game system.
- That would be cool.mg33
- altho i hear the new apple tv is headed in such a gaming device direction which excites me big timeprophetone
- helpmeqbn0
Dr. Dre is a lucky guy for attaching his name.
- sem0
- whyernexbcn
- I thought it was this post http://www.qbn.com/t… but i'm sure the same arguments will start and staying out.sem
- ah I seeernexbcn
- dbloc0
Rumor: Apple to Acquire Beats Electronics for $3.2 Billion USD
- ernexbcn0
^ I bounced this thread with those news
- RoyBoyII0
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- formed0
Looks like Apple is going full fashion brand.
First they hire Buberry's ceo for $68million, now buy Beats.
I guess they figure the real innovation is over and they'll be a fashion brand only. The hire I understand, but Beats? Most people over 15 think they are a joke.
- formed0
They are also going for cars. Beats is in Fiat/Chrysler now.
But as noted, the other way would have been to buy Harmon and Pandora for $16billion. Way more, but they'd own the markets and appear to be a true heavy weight, Beats looks like a kids game.
With Beats they are risking alienating professional (I can't take a company seriously that would promote Beats as "quality", certainly wouldn't pay a penny for it) and running with a fad that is past its prime.
- bored2death0
I wonder if Apple was scared of their music service?
- More likely they are worried about Spotify, and wanted to grab something to compete.jtb26