http://www.realkato.com/blog.php?pid=1907 Real Kato Comments en-us Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:14:25 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Ken's RSS Script http://www.realkato.com/blog.php?pid=1907 Apple today <a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/05/28Apple-to-Acquire-Beats-Music-Beats-Electronics.html">announced</a> that they will acquire Beats Electronics and Beats Music for a total of $3 billion, confirming rumors that have been flying around for the past few weeks. Apple will spend $2.6 billion up front and another $400 million over time. This is slightly less than the original rumored amount of $3.2 billion.<br/><br/>There's been a lot of speculation about the reasons behind the acquisition, and why Apple was willing to spend so much money. Here's a roundup of some of the possible reasons.<br/> Ken Wed, 28 May 2014 17:36:14 +0000 http://www.realkato.com/blog.php?pid=1907