They had 1.5b in revenue in 2013 (the year before apple acquired them). Apple started talks just 4 months after beats music launched, and was said to put a pric

They had 1.5b in revenue in 2013 (the year before apple acquired them). Apple started talks just 4 months after beats music launched, and was said to put a price on it of $500m (out of the $3b): https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-paying-just-under-500-million-for-beats-music-streaming-service-1401403287 https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-paying-just-under-500-mil...