Dr Dre is creating a I Tunes killer named Daisy

[Colilluminati]

mmy Iovine and Dr. Dre’s company has really taken off since launching the original Beats by Dr. Dre headphones. BGR has learned that while music is still at the core of Beats, the company is about to make some aggressive expansions into categories currently dominated by consumer electronics giants. First off, after HTC (2498) invested $300 million in Beats — which was a terrible idea — and then sold back half its stake — which was a less terrible idea — Beats is ready to make its own smartphone.

We have learned from a trusted source that while HTC will manufacture the handset, there will be no HTC branding on this device and it will run Android with a custom UI designed exclusively for Beats smartphones. This “will be a truly Beats phone,” our source said.

A smartphone is just the beginning, however. Beats is also apparently set on launching a TV, though the company understands the low margins are in the TV market and will be partnering with a manufacturer like Samsung (005930) to introduce a “TV with Beats connect.” The purpose, we’re told, is to make a push to create an Apple-like experience that extends from a phone to a TV to a tablet to a laptop, much in the same way Apple (AAPL) does with Apple TV, AirPlay and iTunes.

Here is where this gets incredibly interesting, though. In addition to a smartphone and a TV set, our source has informed us that Beats is creating an iTunes-like service code-named Daisy, and it will also feature a subscription-based model for music streaming.

Beats By Dr. Dre did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Samsung and HTC also declined to comment.

Beats wants to own the entire experience, and you can bet that the company won’t have an issue getting record labels on board. The concept is to utilize low-power technology like a WiGig chip to be able to share all of your content on all of your Beats devices with each other, without additional boxes or components.

We’ll have more on Beats’s internal plans in the coming days.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

DRE WILL BE A BILLIONAIRE in 4yrs


jay n puff got baby money


DRE THE GOAT

 

[Wepa Man]

Daisy? Just come out dr

 

[ROFL_GUY]

Daisy? Just come out dr

thats all you got?

Dre as a business man >> jay puff williams

he gon reach a bili

they left in the dust.. maing money off liquor and rappin


Dre goin for itunes AND smartphones...

 

[45123]

Subscription?

 

[Wepa Man]

thats all you got?

Dre as a business man >> jay puff williams

he gon reach a bili

they left in the dust.. maing money off liquor and rappin


Dre goin for itunes AND smartphones...

What else you want me to say? Daisy = Gay

 

[Pool_Shark]

Can this dude stop spreading himself out and get this Kendrick album released on time. Why even involve yourself if your just gonna try and shelf TDE gay ass dre

 

[C-Styles]

Yeah um.. put your Detox hopes away, this was the NAIL IN THE COFFIN

 

[ROFL_GUY]

Can this dude stop spreading himself out and get this Kendrick album released on time. Why even involve yourself if your just gonna try and shelf TDE gay ass dre

time is money

 

[jadillac]

Daisy? Just come out dr

Well, Daisy is appealing to white people.

We all know they buy 3/4th of rap music.

 

[boskey]

If Dre wasn't constantly getting muscled by gangsters and jews he might be a billionaire by now...

 

[Zach Lowe]

Subscription streaming doesn't sound like iTunes

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

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[Mac Casper]

Lol at some of you not being able to comprehend "code name" as you read this

 

[Capitol]

First of all it's nearly impossible to make an itunes killer at this point. We are way too far into it for that. It sounds more like spotify anyway