@gwschreyer
You either have a REALLY REALLY poor memory or you were very isolated and cooped up inside away from the rest of the world. It's not much of an opinion anyway, those products did indeed have much more hype surrounding them than the iPhone, period.
"...possibly the most significant launch of any product in living memory."
I guess you weren't alive during the launch of the xBox 360, Wii, or PS3. The hype of the iPhone didn't make a pimple on the asses of the hype of those products. Don't forget Halo 2, all three Star Wars prequels (though not so much products), Nintendo 64, PS2, hell even the Dreamcast.
Considering they are the 3rd most popular artist in history, I'm pretty sure Apple will want to do this.
#3. Your sister's husband had to be pulling your chain. He seriously would have to have lived under a rock his whole life to not have even heard of the Beatles. If somehow he is telling the truth, his ignorance is uncomprehensible and I pity your sister.
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