Part of my aversion to this rumored deal is just what you say... Why should a technology company that's created a excellent product (iPod/iPhone) have to kowto

Part of my aversion to this rumored deal is just what you say... Why should a technology company that's created a excellent product (iPod/iPhone) have to kowtow to a decaying old media industry by buying one of their "insider" executives? Apple has all but made music an irrelevant industry. Kids today don't identify with music like past generations and Apple's lost its marketing grip if it thinks they do. A teenager feels today about Instagram as yesteryear's baby boomers felt about The Beatles. Only this time it's even more powerful because the kids themselves are the stars.