NPD’s Crupnick: Beatles-iTunes deal ‘almost certain’
Monday, February 05, 2007 - 03:58 PM EDTFor consumers, Apple Inc. and Apple Corps' litigation-ending agreement is a "non-event" for the consumer, says NPD Group entertainment industry analyst Russ Crupnick. But, he says it's "almost certain" Apple Inc. will get Beatles for the iTunes. He tells MarketWatch's Tracy Johnke that his only question is, when?
Audio report via MarketWatch here.
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Really? It is "almost certain" that Beatles songs will be on the iTunes Store? This guy is a genius.