If there is one feather Apple wants in its iPod cap, more than anything else, it’s to sign up the Beatles. The Fab Four are not currently available online - legally, and considering the company that owns their music rights is called Apple Corp, it was felt that if they did agree an online deal, it wouldn’t be for the iPod. After all, the two companies have been arguing it out via their lawyers. It was a case, or so it appeared of “Love me don’t” between the two Apples.
But, according to an article for Fortune Magazine, it’s about to change, with the two companies about to hold each others hands. Fortune reckons the ’60s super group have agreed an exclusive deal with Apple, with iTunes being the only online stores where Beatle songs, performed by the Beatles, are available, for at least a while. There is even talk that the Liverpool group will feature in iPod TV ads.
With rivalry from Microsoft, with its Dune MP3 product and the growing popularity of mobile phones with MP3 capability, a tie up with the Beatles would be a massive coup for the computer company, especially as the band’s new album is expected to top the album charts worldwide soon, outselling all other albums sold in the year.
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