Re:Apple releases U2 album removal tool
by joezydeco on Monday September 15, 2014 @03:04PM
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According to Billboard magazine, U2's last tour took in a total revenue of USD $736,137,344 (about €569,000,000)[1].
U2 could have given the album away for free as a loss-leader for the tour. The fact that Apple paid USD $100,000,000 for the album and U2 gets all that free promotion for the next tour? They totally won on this.
Re:Apple releases U2 album removal tool
by smackfu on Monday September 15, 2014 @04:25PM
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It was also a VERY expensive tour to put on. Nine days to setup and tear down each stop, with hundreds of workers and dozens of track trailer trucks. Setup video: http://vimeo.com/24796838
U2 could have given the album away for free as a loss-leader for the tour. The fact that Apple paid USD $100,000,000 for the album and U2 gets all that free promotion for the next tour? They totally won on this.
[1] http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1176894/u...