The son of late Beatle George Harrison has suggested that the Fab Four, one of the last bands not officially available for download, may launch their own digital music store rather than doing a deal with other download platforms.
He also indicated that one delay in getting the Beatles online - other than the usual squabbles between Beatles company Apple Corps and the band's label EMI - is that the most obvious partner, iTunes, won't budge on the 99 cents/79 pence per track system. The Beatles company, it seems, thinks their content is worth more than that.
In an interview with Blender magazine, Dhani Harrison admits Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the estates of John Lennon and his father are "losing money every day" because their music is not officially available online, but adds: "So what do you do? You have to have your own delivery system, or you have to do a good deal with Steve Jobs. says that a download is worth 99 cents, and we disagree".