Cook calls Apple/Beats deal a no-brainer, Iovine and Dr. Dre to report to Eddy Cue
More information is becoming available following the announcement of Apple buying Beats for $3 billion, including Tim Cook calling the deal a no-brainer, and word that both Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre will be reporting to senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue. The New York Times:
The Wall Street Journal said Iovine will leave his job as Chairman of Vivendi's Interscope Records to work full time for Apple. Dre will continue to produce music as well as work for Apple. Both will spend as much time at Apple's Cupertino headquarters as necessary.
Re/code interviewed Tim Cook:
Cook also admitted that, while Apple could certainly have built a Beats-like business themselves, getting Iovine and Dre, and getting a head-start by not having to build it themselves, was valuable.
It's official but that doesn't mean we'll know the extent of Apple's plans for the Beats brand, hardware, or services for a while yet.
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