Music Article

Go Figure

The Beatles' Apple Corps vs. Apple Computer -- The latest numbers in the controversy

The Beatles' Apple Corps sued Apple Computer, claiming the company violated a 1991 agreement by using the titular fruit to promote a music business.

$1 million Amount Apple Corps claims Steve Jobs offered them for the name Apple Records in 2003

1 billion + The number of songs downloaded from iTunes since its launch that year

20 Number of No. 1 Billboard hits by the Beatles

0 Number of those (or any other) Beatles songs available on iTunes

$460 million Amount the USDA estimates is spent yearly to control apple-hungry beetles

Originally posted Apr 07, 2006 Published in issue #872 Apr 14, 2006 Order article reprints
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