Apple Plans on Buying 'Beats'

Zeller

Onyx user!

Joined

Jun 20, 2013

Posts

981

Reacts

0

Reputation

0

Credits

10

• May 10, 2014

• #1

Technology giant Apple is in talks to buy headphone maker and music-streaming service provider Beats Electronics, according to various media reports.

By looking at the reports it says that Apple could pay as much as $3.2bn (1.9bn) and a deal could be announced next week.

If the Forbes estimates are correct, Dr. Dre needs about 450 million more dollars to become hip-hops first billionaire equal to a 15% stake in a $3 billion company. Neither Beats nor Apple

However, Apple boss Tim Cook said last month Apple was 'on the prowl' for more acquisitions, after buying 24 companies in the past 18 months and he was not averse to large acquisitions.
The potential $3.2 billion deal would mark Apples largest acquisition of another company ever.
It is believed Apple is also interested in Beats expertise in developing wearable products and it edges closer to a much anticipated iWatch launch

Click to expand...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27336863
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2014/05/09/dr-dre-confirms-apple-beats/ thanks @Prepare​

 

TJ

RaNDoM

Joined

Jun 17, 2012

Posts

2,387

Reacts

17

Reputation

15

Credits

867

• May 10, 2014

• #2

Looks like you'll be in the money @Beats congrats nicka

 

Solar

Power member.

Joined

Oct 20, 2013

Posts

1,261

Reacts

0

Reputation

0

Credits

132

• May 10, 2014

• #3

I can't wait to see what Apple is going to do with this. I've always been a fan of the Beats line.

 

Prepare

Power member.

Joined

Jun 27, 2013

Posts

3,255

Reacts

0

Reputation

0

Credits

0

• May 10, 2014

• #4

You can also read more here. I'm fairly excited to see what Apple will do with this.

 

FTP

ForumKorner Supporter!

Joined

Jan 10, 2014

Posts

5,128

Reacts

7

Reputation

3

Credits

1,279

• May 10, 2014

• #5

I might be wrong but I thought apple bought "beats" two days ago

 

Beats

Power member.

Joined

Mar 24, 2012

Posts

6,284

Reacts

1

Reputation

0

Credits

0

• May 10, 2014

• #6

Sorry guys, I have been busy counting my dough.

OT: I am happy that Apple has purchased Beats and cannot wait to see what they do with it.

 

Difficult

User is banned.

Joined

Aug 13, 2013

Posts

2,971

Reacts

0

Reputation

0

Credits

0

• May 10, 2014

• #7

This is innacurate, Apple did infact buy it of Drey but Dre is not the first hip hop billionaire. http://gyazo.com/087c90a163741445984713ea2d451c4a net worth. Meaning he doesn't have 3.2b pocketed it took a lot to pay off his other associates + technology and shit. To conclude that 3.2b pretty much got cut down to less than 700m

Source : http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/08/dr-dre-beats-audio-selling-to-apple/

 

MCG

Active Member

Joined

May 29, 2012

Posts

3,829

Reacts

1

Reputation

0

Credits

3

• May 10, 2014

• #8

Dre's new net worth will be around 800m , not 1billion. Definitely more than Diddy and more than 700m lol.

I saw the video posted on @tyrese 's page on instagram before it was taken down.

Dre seemed pretty happy lmao.

The story's on TMZ now. Dre will look like an idiot if Apple don't finalise the deal lol.

 

Kensus

Member

Joined

Apr 29, 2014

Posts

15

Reacts

0

Reputation

0

Credits

0

• May 11, 2014

• #9

Wow that's pretty crazy from 3.2B he got down to to 700m. Still good I suppose imho those things are overpriced garbage.

 

Felon

User is banned.

Joined

Feb 21, 2014

Posts

1,135

Reacts

0

Reputation

0

Credits

0

• May 11, 2014

• #10

Dang all the OG's I could buy with that money......

 

Astro

User is banned.

Joined

Dec 28, 2013

Posts

3,423

Reacts

0

Reputation

0

Credits

0

• May 11, 2014

• #11

Beats and Apple go hand in hand, both overpriced as fuck.
Functional, but overpriced.