What to Think Ep 4: How Steve Jobs would feel about Apple acquiring Beats

Apple might be buying Beats Electronics, the headphone and streaming-music company founded by rock impresario Jimmy Iovine and rapper/producer/businessman Dr. Dre.

Would this acquisition of an unquestionably successful marketing operation — but a very questionable tech innovator — actually make sense?

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We talk about that and more this week with our special guest, Brian Solis of the Altimeter Group.

We also touch on HP’s pledge of $1 billion to support OpenStack, Uber facing 13 lawsuits, and what brands need to do if Facebook starts making them pay for everything.

Jolie O’Dell is off this week enjoying a decadent vacation, so Jordan Novet joins Dylan for the conversation.

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You can also listen on YouTube: VentureBeat’s What to Think Podcast: Episode 4

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