I did not realize it's still mostly rumor. Based on all the legitimate business news feeds I read, I assumed it was past mostly rumor and an Apple PR was due. With 150 billion dollars in cash, Apple might have been yawning while talking deal terms while Iovine and Dre were drooling.

On the other hand, Apple hasn't squelched the rumor.................

:thumbsup

It's all ENTIRELY rumour, not mostly. This is all based on one tweet and video that dre put up, then took down. It is very weird all the mainstream press are reporting it as fact.

And apple never comment on rumours. Ever.

He did made some $ now :)

hah, you think this is all due to a tweet? :1orglaugh I had read several business news stories about the deal before that tweet was ever sent.

And I never said Apple comments on rumors. Of course they don't, no big operation does. What they do do is release a PR (press release) about the deal when it is done, thus my comment expecting a PR from them about a done deal.

Jobs must be rolling over in his icoffin.

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Yes, because it is all due to a tweet and a vid that got pulled down.

Post some links to them. Every source I've read about this, and a couple of Mac podcast I listen to say that it stemmed from a report in the FT which was based on the tweet. Love to see them proved wrong. So post away!

I didn't suggest you did, honey. You said Apple haven't commented. I said they never comment on rumours.

Good. I expect nothing at all.

Would you care to make a wager?

really? that surprises you? hehe Apple has always been about label and image first.

dre and hip hop? really

the FT article came out May 8th, the facebook video/tweet was released may 9th. One of the primary stories re: the fb vid and tweet was that it confirmed the rumor of the day before.

Here's just 1 story re: that from May 9th

http://www.cnet.com/news/first-billi...l-on-facebook/

Here's a timeline of events that states the deal surfaced on may 8th and was later confirmed via the video and tweet

http://venturebeat.com/2014/05/11/th...tion-to-apple/

:)

keep reading the thread please.

Fiddy rumours.

Heh. It's the same as a regular coffin, just twice the price.

:D

As I thought, no sources named. It's all "Reports allege".

Wanna take the wager? $100?

Happy to put in Escrow. :)

rumor or not he's still rich.

I was replying to your claiming the original report I read was due to the tweet, it was not. Those links and others support that.

multi billion dollar deal rumors don't make it to this level based on vapor.

Who knows now what Apple will do, they could easily walk away just based on the negative publicity around it.

you know that's bullshit! :1orglaugh the earphones are still being sold! my nieces have them my kids my cousins

So, do you want to put up $100 or not?

:)

rephrase please. I'm saying they could walk away from the purchase, not stop carrying Beats products in the stores.

they could back off. another rumor is dre will be working at apple. bad talk in the news could make them back away? they can back away for a number of reasons. if they do its a free plug for another company to buy it.

What do you think Dre would bring to Apple?

I can TOTALLY see Iovine being of use as an Exec there, but Dre? He is just a name on the product. (But Iovine is not worth them spending $3 billion).

If I were a gambler I would, but I don't gamble.

Thought as much.

Sportsman's bet then.

I'm shooting the shit about a totally trivial matter and out of the blue you start talking wager with some sort of expectation that I'm supposed to participate, I respectfully declined. There's nothing much to think about.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/12/57...utives-at-wwdc

probably sit over people while they work out his ideas :2 cents: that's companies make big money

Right. So you're a pussy. Gotcha.

I asked you what you thought Dre would bring to Apple. You post a link that doesn't mention anything Dre would bring to apple, but says Iovine would be good. Which is what I said.

You're not very good at this, are you?

:)

how the fuck do i know what his skills are?? :1orglaugh :1orglaugh go ask apple

His skills are producing, rapping and finding new artists.

How do you think that would be of any use to Apple. Especially $3b worth of use.

Think about it. What does the company have? Some *really* shit, plastic, ugly headphones. No use to apple. A failed streaming service. No use to Apple. Iovine? Some use to Apple to free up the staff doing the deals with the labels.

None of those things are worth $3b.

Apple traditionally buy small companies for the staff, acqHIREs, as they are known.

I just cannot see what Beats has that is worth that money to Apple. Added to which, Apple keep their cash overseas for tax reasons. Beats is a US company.

You act like I didn't know this was another one of your gotcha rope a dopes.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

yeah, you got me good, I'm chittychatting about a silly topic so I'm a pussy for not taking a random wager. crafty!

They are buying a brand, one that target and attract the younger generation. I haven't looked at any statistics but I'm pretty sure that Apple is loosing ground

Good marketer but still a "Studio Gangsta"

What Beats now has is $3 billion dollars of Apple's money.

The Los Angeles Times reports that Apple has confirmed they are buying Beats for $3 billion.

studio or not lots of cash. its art you don't have to be shooting and killing people for real! :1orglaugh:1orglaugh dre did bang that is fact. in cali and a lot of places you dont sell dope solo because you will die an early death. you push through the set.

Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave on this deal. :1orglaugh

Oh toobad it would be hilarious if they would drop deal because he couldn't keep his mount shout.

Those headphones are a piece of junk.