![]() But Apple Corps., EMI and the other Apple have had almost a year to work it out. In November of last year, as rumors about The Beatles and iTunes swirled for the umpteenth time, Paul McCartney told fans not to expect it to happen any time soon. (Update: apparently they are crazy.) And there's no better way to make that announcement than at an Apple event. But, it has to be said: The Beatles and their labels would have to be crazy not to capitalize on this week's hype to announce their music's availability in iTunes. We've made confident (and incorrect) predictions about this before, so we are familiar with a bit of egg on the face. Alternatively, they could leave it to file sharers to control the distribution channels, as they have in the past. But the existence now of high-quality remastered tracks give The Beatles' label (Apple Corps.), the band's former label EMI, and Apple's iTunes a new opportunity to exploit this digital bounty in a big way. ![]() Squabbling between stakeholders has kept The Beatles out of digital music stores, although, of course, it has long been possible to "share" digital tracks ripped from CDs. Also Wednesday: The heavily promoted The Beatles: Rock Band goes on sale. ![]() The stars seem to be aligning well for that eventuality: Apple is holding a music-related event in San Francisco Wednesday.
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