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Hmmm, not so sure about a yellow iPod....

....yawn....

This was a long running joke by Merlin Mann on TWIT some months back, I doubt its got any substance to it

Here we go again.......

Boring...

As if anyone is gonna buy Beatles music anyway on iTunes.

Everyone who wanted the music has it on cd now anyay.

Who cares????? Liberal, commie, tree-huggers.

Chucka-Mucka . . .

I want some Beatles music. I don't have it on CD. There's people turning 21 every day of the year. There's always a fresh supply of listeners.

Someone, somewhere, will surely have much more fun than they've had since Pompeii!

If the touch screen iPod is coming in August, will the Beatles iPod be the old style or the new style. I love the Beatles but I don't think they are the massive draw they used to be. I would figure they would not sell that many of the yellow old iPods but if it's on the new touch screen and it includes a yellow screen image of the Beatles, that may do well.

It's the Beattles.... who cares?

Well, I don't know, I think it'd be kind of cool, well.

I think the Beatles would sell well on iTunes regardless of how they've been available so far. "Dark Side of The Moon" sold well when EMI went DRM-free, so why not the Beatles?

I have no idea what the people involved with this are thinking, really. George Harrison's widow saying that it won't be released any time soon because "you have to prepare the liner notes and find the right photos". So dumb.

How about a LED ZEPPELIN iPod?

After the rumors of the new iPod with a touch screen, why would they release a yellow one in the "old" form factor??? I would love a Beatles iPod. I am a 44 year old who became a big Beatles fan in high school. I have been putting off the purchase of an iPod until the much rumored "touch screen, wi-fi" version comes out. Maybe very soon.....

"Who cares????? Liberal, commie, tree-huggers."

You bring up a good point. They should instead focus on releasing the cherished archives of all those conservative, capitalist greatest pop stars ever.

Oh wait...

Who cares about a LED ZEPPELIN iPod????

Liberal, commie, tree-huggers.

Did I say that right Hap?

Led Zeppelin? Gross.

Hmm... my wife would dig this... she's a Beatles fan...

Lets hope its a Yellow Submarine shaped ipod that is 100% waterproof!!!


jk

well fitz, you've officially shown yourself to have no musical taste whatsoever. good job.

MW - 'serious' - are you??

That's a horrible, made-up rumor. How did you get music that was bundled with a U2 iPod? An iPod needs to be formatted and setup via iTunes, so obviously the music will not be pre-loaded. It will be redeamable like U2. As far as a yellow iPod.....lol

You guys crack me up. The Beatles' music will be around long after most of today's "stars" are forgotten footnotes. Oh yeah, and they've sold a few records, CDs, etc, been covered a few zillion times, and have made so much money it's insane.

Coolfactor:
Me too. And I'm pretty sure there are still lots of folks out there who do, too.

This rumor is absolutely bogus. They've never released a pre-loaded iPod ever before, and they sure won't do a Beatles one now...

Paul = Egotistical
John = Communist
George = Plagiarist
Ringo = Overrated

In a rubberised yelo sub outer skin for my bathtub please.

Possible this may have legs although not sure about Yellow? There are few bands like U2 that could have their own iPod. Beatles are one of them.

Could launch with the WideScreen but more likely, Apple will have the same deal they have for U2...possibly a special iTunes promo price for ALL Beatles catalog of songs.

My burning question is whether the WS iPod will have wireless browsing and ichat. I hope it is equivalent to the iPhone but with the 80-100GB HD in it and no phone capabilities. Or they could have VOIP phone capabilities over WiFi (it will come some day for sure but WiFi isn't pervasive enough yet....)

Is it April 1st again?

"Ringo = Overrated"

I think most would acknowledge Ringo as the least talented member of the group. I don't think he's even really rated at all, but mostly ignored. Although I always kind of liked "Don't Pass Me By" and "Act Naturally".

How about a Purple Rain iPod with every album from Prince pre-loaded on it?

"How about a LED ZEPPELIN iPod?"

Yeah, baby! Now you're talking!

It would be all black with the 4 runes symbolizing the band members etched into the back. There would be a "Satanic Chants" playlist on it by default, AND it would include a special "Play Backwards" mode.

how aboot an xbox 360 ipod that self destructs ?

.... and it will cost a paltry $2,000

Yes, but will it blend?

http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=iphone

RC, Apple wasn't able to sell iPods with pre-loaded content because that would violate the terms of its previous deal with Apple Records not to get into the music distribution business (iTS skirted the issue since Apple Computer was not selling a physical entity containing music, just a download system). Now that the two Apples have settled, that's no longer an issue.

I refuse to buy an iPod until they come out with the William Shatner special edition, with every song released by him on it.

..my iPod isn't yellow but has had several discharges ..no Beatles catalogue but it is filled with a lot of crap. thanks, I'll be here all week.

The Beatles are B O R I N G. How many Beatles songs bring a tear to your eye or make you feel anything at all? I can name one song out of their whole catalog that does anything for me. One.

As far as conservative music stars go, you might be surprised. If you even had to ask, it'd show that you knew nothing about the lyrics to "One" (Creed) or "Don't Tread on Me" (Metallica). Now go do your homework.

I used to dismiss the idea of pre-loaded iPods - Hmmm... Would Apple release an iPod pre-loaded with ANY music without any mechanism to allow the offloading of said music to the purchaser's computer? Well, I guess they could pre-load music and also include a password tied into the serial number and registered username of the device that would allow a one-time download of the catalogue... But that seemed so "un-Apple".

After living with Apple products most of my life now, I'm sure they'd develop an easier and more seamless way to do this (like the activation of the iPhone). I'm not so dismissive of the idea of pre-loaded iPods anymore. I think a Beatles' fan might be into it-artwork, lyrics, booklets, all tags plugged in for you. Could work...

"How about a LED ZEPPELIN iPod?"

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Thank GOD you speak for all of us.

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@ Stefano Lavori

Didn't they offer the U2 catalog with the U2 iPods? I know you could get the box set as a certificate and download it later. But you're right - it would never come pre-loaded, no way to get it off.

Funny since "Yellow Submarine" might be the WORST beatles song EVER!!!!

How about a special edition iPod for Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath...

Wow... a yellow iPod with lame old music.

Who cares.

How old are you, exactly? If you think for a second that the music of Creed or Metallica is going to live as long as the music of the Beatles... well, maybe YOU need to do your homework.

And Ringo rocks. Not a single living drummer could improve the drum parts of any Beatles recording.

How about a codpiece shaped iPod with the complete works of Tom Jones?

quote> How about a special edition iPod for Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath...<

Hmm - A Pink FLoyd iPod would be pink

Black Sabbath iPod could be .... black!

So what color would a Dylan iPod be?

I guess the answer is blowing in the wind.

Just a note that you can, with recent iTunes versions, sync purchased music from an iPod onto any authorized computer. There would just be the method of taking pre-loaded content onto a first computer... but that could be a step in the activation... iTunes 7.4 anyone?

(Not that this rumor is at all true, of course.)

MW: "position"... at the John? nevermind.

Hey, ChrissyOne! My Safari browser crashed while reading your post! Are you generating mysterious Safari crash frequencies?