NetworkWorld posted a long-lost version of an internal Apple video, “BlueBuster.” The video is a spoof of the classic movie Ghostbusters. Chris C. Anderson at the Huffington Post explains that Apple (AAPL) spoofed “Ghostbusters” in a parody music video based on Detroit born Ray Parker’s song “Ghostbusters.” “Bluebusters” was intended as an internal promotional rallying cry in which Apple defeats the global domination aspirations of “Blue” aka IBM (IBM).
As prophetic as the theme of this video has turned out to be, we can’t help but grimace at a young Jobs decked out in a Macintosh inspired Ghostbusters Uniform. Aside from a resemblance to Harold Ramis, Apple CEO Steve Jobs doesn’t make much more of a splash in the video. And yes, Apple managed a “Bluebusters” spoof that ran the full 4:20 of the song.
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Such a format, he said, would contain 100 percent of the data of music as it is created in a studio, as opposed to 5 percent in compressed formats including Apple’s AAC. Each song would be huge, and a new storage and playback device might only hold 30 albums. Each song would take about 30 minutes to download, which is fine if you leave your device on overnight, he said. “Sleep well. Wake up in the morning. Play some real music and listen to the joy of 100 percent of the sound of music,” he said.
