Ever since Apple launched iTunes and made a star of the iPod, the connection between digital content and device success has been clear. With many new services eating at iTunes’ dominance in music, Apple has made its biggest ever acquisition to fight back, paying $3.2bn for Beats Electronics. The purchase, which reports indicate will be finalized soon, will bring the firm both a strong consumer brand in peripherals and an entry to streamed music. Apple founder Steve Jobs backed away from the previously successful peripherals business and encouraged high profile third party products to surround the iDevices. However, as it gets harder to differentiate the iPhone and other offerings, it may be that Apple sees the popular, highly branded Beats…