> such a core part of what the company has always stood for: music Ummm, until the iPod (2001) Apple didn't stand for music. Apple's been around since 1976, 3

> such a core part of what the company has always stood for: music Ummm, until the iPod (2001) Apple didn't stand for music. Apple's been around since 1976, 39 years; it's been a music-related company for fourteen of those years. Indeed, Apple Computer had to assure Apple Corps (the Beatles' record label) that it wouldn't enter the music business, which was the subject of lawsuits over the years (c.f. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer). Years ago, before I discovered Unix and freedom, I was a huge Apple fan. I loved Macs (understandable, when one compares them to Windows and DOS machines). Apple stood for user-friendliness, for ease of use, even for happiness or pleasure. It never stood for music back then.