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Agreed. It will be very interesting to see if this deal actually happens. Only time will tell whether the leak was very clever or completely idiotic. The whole world now knows what Beats is "worth" and that Apple is interested in them. I would love to know how much Beats sunk into the development of their flailing music streaming product that they are now trying to unload. If anyone can make it work it is Apple, but regardless something smells fishy. It seems like leaks like this happen when deals are on the rocks, to try to find a lifeboat in the form of another offer, only time will tell