Acquired

Episode 50: Apple - Beats

Acquired crosses the half-century mark with an instant classic: Apple’s 2014 purchase of Beats, its largest acquisition ever. If you knew Beats as just another headphone company, think again—the history on this one will keep your heads ringin’.Sponsors: Rippling: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredrippling">https://bit.ly/acquiredrippling</a> Statsig: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig25">https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig25</a> Odd Lots: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredoddlots">https://bit.ly/acquiredoddlots</a> ServiceNow: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredsn">https://bit.ly/acquiredsn</a> More Acquired!<a href="https://www.acquired.fm/email">Get email updates</a> with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodes<a href="http://acquired.fm/slack">Join the Slack</a><a href="https://pod.link/acquiredlp">Subscribe to ACQ2</a><a href="https://www.acquired.fm/store">Merch Store</a>!© Copyright 2015-2025 ACQ, LLC Carve Outs: * Ben: HQ * David: Wooden on Leadership

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