Tag Archives: U2
Lefsetz: The Great Cable TV Ripoff Coming To An End
Nobody wants to watch the Discovery Channel… Only 2.9 million people viewed Naked and Afraid. But a 100 million paid for it. More than a buck a month. The CEO made $156 million. Now what? Lawsuits. Verizon is following the customer, … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Sticking Up for ‘Coddled, Crybaby’ Millennials
The music business is going to be all right… The number one lesson I took from the U2 / Apple kerfuffle was not you shouldn’t invade people’s devices without permission, but how few people knew who U2 was. In case this … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Beats, Dr. Dre, Mike Markkula, millennials, Red Bull, The Beatles, U2, Vans
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Lefsetz: ‘U2’s Manager Responds to Backlash: If You Don’t Like This Gift, Delete It’
Speaking of tone deaf scumbags… The spam problem is all over the news – I have to delete hundreds of messages a day – but when U2 does it it’s legitimate. Ugh. It’s almost like the band doesn’t live in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Guy Oseary, Live Nation, President obama, Rolling Stone, Tim Finn, Tom Petty, U2
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Lefsetz: How U2 Blew Apple Launch
News for a day… No different than a rape or a murder, but with even less legs, in today’s world it’s not about making an impact, but sustaining it. Could it be that Bono’s been living too long in the echo … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Beyonce, Bono, Guy Oseary, Kardashians, Radiohead, Tim Cook, U2
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