There can't be a pair of winners. Monster solidified an agreement that got Beats Electronics alive and shipping headsets, but not without huge forfeit: Jimmy and Dre's part of Beats would preserve permanent ownership of what Monster developed. Every headphone, every headband, every cup, every driver, every remote control-if there was a piece of metal or plastic linked to Beats By Dre, Noel and Kevin Lee surrendered it to Jimmy along with Dre. Monster would also be entirely in charge of manufacturing the products-a hugely expensive corner in the deal-as well as circulating them. The heavy lifting. "I was a little intimidated by Dr. Dre, " Kevin Lee admits on the child-sized portion of hen noodle soup. Noel sits beside him with not a word.
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