Three Ways The Beatles May Change iPods and Apple

Interesting speculation from iLounge’s Jeremy Horwitz that this week’s deal with The Beatles allows Apple to start bundling music with iPods. Their previous legal arrangement with The Beatles prevented that (which is why the U2 iPods haven’t shipped with U2’s music on them), but now that they’ve taken undisputed ownership of the “Apple” trademark, they’re free to sell music on physical media.

★ Tuesday, 6 February 2007