Comments on: Apple briefs: Beatles '08, roadmap video, BBC iPlayer on iPhone U.K.

By: B. O'Donnell Atkinson, NH

B. O'Donnell Atkinson, NH — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:06:06 +0000

Big PED fan! Apple is a heavy American Idol advertiser. They are singing Beatle tunes for the first time ever on the show. Idol performances are available on iTunes the next day! Therefore I predict Beatles on iTunes at or around May sweeps. Would not be surprised to see McCartney appear on the show, Ringo for sure promoting iTunes. McCartney's divorce is not a factor. Too many other parties involved.

By: maddawg, wash. DC

maddawg, wash. DC — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:09:31 +0000

hey Tbeard…

are you an iTard too??

16 thousand million is not what he has….as it clearly states, he has 1.65 billion….

now lets figure it out together in retardAmatics so you can understand it, shall we:

1.65 billion = 1.6 thousand million

wow. that was pretty hard math for you i'm sure but aren't you glad you were finally able to understand it?

and another FYI, just because a persons net worth is 1.65 billion, DOES NOT mean that person has 1.65 billion dollars.

what type of these simple math and finances can't you comprehend??

look for 'mathmatics for dummies' and 'finances for dummies' in your local book store…these should be great starts for you!!

PS….screw the old money hungry, gold digging hag-of-a-bag mills… she should get what she deserves…NOTHING!

of course, if she had a dollar for every wrinkle on her face, wow would she be rich then…she woulnd't have to go gold digging!

By: J, NY, NY

J, NY, NY — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:03:25 +0000

16 thousand million dollars equal 16 billion. 1.6 thousand million dollars equals 1.6 billion. But you are right, its stupid to say he's raising money for the settlement. That's just typical tabloid conjecture.

By: T. Beard, Dallas, TX

T. Beard, Dallas, TX — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:57:46 +0000

It has already been announced that the Beatles catalog would be available on iTunes in 08'.

It's silly to think he has to "raise money" to pay Heather Mills. Someone doesn't know how much a billion is, it's a thousand million. So he has 16 thousand million dollars. 40 to 60 million is chump change.

By: Bill Detty, Kerrville, TX

Bill Detty, Kerrville, TX — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:08:53 +0000

Hasn't McCartney already said he expects the catalog to be available for download this year?

And my guess is that when that happens it'll be part of a huge worldwide event involving a rerelease of the catalog on CD with improved sound and packaging, giving download-averse boomers the chance to buy the whole thing over again.

That kind of thing has lots of moving parts. Lawyers of many lands will be involved. It's not going to happen at whim.

By: Bjmc, London N1, England, UK.

Bjmc, London N1, England, UK. — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:53:14 +0000

Slightly off topic but the HD version of the iPhone Software Roadmap video represents an amazing shift in display quality. Furthermore, I watched the whole event in the UK with immediate start and without a hiccup during the peak Internet hour for consumer ISPs.

This further demonstrates the strong technical capabilities of Apple.

May dear Steve Jobs continue to shine as he (literally) does in the HD version.

By: Jeff - Piscataway, NJ

Jeff - Piscataway, NJ — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:06:19 +0000

When was it exactly that conjecture became news? CNN has become masters of this unfortunate art. To be fair, so have the other 24 hour "news" services. I realize that in this case, this is reporting someone who has already "reported" a story, but at it's core the Beatles portion of this headline is pure speculation. Those keywords "Beatles" and "iPhone" must be so hard to resist when living in a world of clicks for cash. What's ludicrous here is your column subtitle. You guys have never seen life outside of a reality distortion field.