Steve Jobs, time to call Rupert Murdoch

Om Malik | Saturday, August 27, 2005 | 9:49 AM PT | 2 comments

Charlie Sierra says, Seriously this showdown (between Apple and music industry) is the classic battle between distribution and content. So sooner or later they’ll get in each other’s business. Buying content to boost the value of your distribution asset is the age-old Turner/Murdoch play.

2 comments so far

August 27th, 2005
4:38 PM PT
jake said:

apple can’t enter the record business due to a lawsuit with apple records (of beatles fame)

August 29th, 2005
10:50 AM PT
Jesse Kopelman said:

Jake, that can be solved by the application of money.

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