since they beat out Amazon and others for the exclusive rights. So, from their point of view maybe it is a big deal. However, from my consumer point of view I still don’t think it is significant. You can buy a CD or the boxed set from Amazon for less than the iTunes cost (but watch out if you have to pay for the shipping). Then rip it.

I don’t care what they say about the songs and CDs doing well on iTunes right after the announcement. If you were a big Beatles fan you should already have the CDs.