The Beatles, Apple, and iTunes

novus ordo writes "Apple is being sued in London by Apple Corps, owned by the former Beatles and their heirs. This is a third battle over the name 'Apple' in Britain. Apple Corps has previously been awarded $26M by Apple Computer for the use of the name."

What's next?

[WarwickRyan]

The Pope sueing anyone called Matthew, Mark, Luke or John?

Bill Borg sueing anyone who has the ordacity to install "Outside Viewing Portals" in their home?

How edifying

[gowen]

Watch as three multi-billionaires (Paul, Ringo and Jobs) tussle endlessly over the right to become even more insanely, incomprehensibly wealthy.

Confusion!

[TangoCharlie]

I must admit, When I hear "All you Need is Love" on the Radio, I
immediately think: "Wow that was a good record by Steve Jobs! Why
he ditched music and went on to start a computer company is completely
beyond me!" Then I realise that I'm confused again, and it wasn't Steve
Jobs at all... it was Woz! Sheesh I'm an idiot!

FYI, The Beatles were a popular beat combo...

[NigelJohnstone]

Just so you know, The Beatles were a popular beat combo in the 1960's and 1970's, Apple was the name of their record label at the time.

'Records' were large black circular discs with grooves in them made from Vinyl, a metal needle would run over the disk and make sounds (mostly popping and scratching sounds).

Vinyl is a fragile black plastic that was popular at the time.

There were no video games back then, which is why music was so popular.

Re:How edifying

[commodoresloat]

I guess that explains why "Baby You're a Rich Man" is one of the few Beatles songs available on the iTMS.

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You Never Give Me Your Money

[digitaldc]

You never give me your money
You only give me your funny paper
and in the middle of negotiations
you break down

I never give you my number
I only give you my situation
and in the middle of investigation
I break down

Baby you're a rich man, baby you're a rich man, baby you're a rich man too.

Apple Jacks cereal should sue too

[GrmpyOldPgmr]

They could get super-fly rich. First, sue Jobs and Apple. Then the people who invented the game Jacks. Or maybe that singer from the '70s, Terry Jacks. Uh oh, he's a Canadian so maybe that won't fly in court. OK, how about anyone famous with the name Jack. That's close enough for the purposes of suing. Jack Daniels, Jack Nicholson, Jack Palance (oops, he's dead), Jack Lemmon (is he dead?), and so on. You get the picture. I wish I had something to sue for so I could get rich too :(

Atlast

[dotpavan]

.. there is a lawsuit which compares apples to apples :)

Re:Confusion!

[anothy]

Woz was always the real talent and soul behind the band. Jobs just had the business smarts to get the deal, and better hair, so he got to be the front man.

Re:Confusion!

[genooma]

Then I realise that I'm confused again, and it wasn't Steve Jobs at all...

It was Ballmer, and the song wasn't exactly "All you need is love".

Re:Confusion!

[amliebsch]

You're thinking of Steve Ballmer's Lonely Developers Club Band, which starts with:

Steve Ballmer's Lonely Developers Club Band
With A Little Help From My Friends in the Justice Department
Windows in the Sky With MS Hearts
Getting Better For Our Next Release
Fixing a (Security) Hole
She's Leaving Microsoft
Being For the Benefit of Mr. Gates
Lock-in You, Lock-out You
Service Pack Sixty-Four
Lovely WMA
Good Patch Tuesday, Good Patch Tuesday
Steve Ballmer's Lonely Developers Club Band (Reprise)
Blue Screen of Life

-1 Lame, I know, but it was fun.

Gotta side with Apple

[StopSayingYouSir]

Although I can understand where Apple is coming from, I've got to side with Apple on this one.

Easy solution!

[AnalogDiehard]

It's spelled Apple, but pronounce it Throat Warbler Mangrove.