Let’s hope that the third time is the charm, and the bitter fight between Apple and Apple is really going to end this time. It would really be nice if we could get the Beatle’s catalog on iTunes.

But while the truce announced Monday appeared to finally bury the long-simmering animosity, music lovers will still need to wait for the right to buy such songs as “Love Me Do” or “Hey Jude” on Apple Inc.’s iTunes online store.

The announcement — made jointly by one of the world’s largest music sellers and one of history’s most beloved bands — was silent on whether the catalog of Beatles songs will become available for download any time soon.

The settlement gives Cupertino-based Apple Inc. ownership of the name and logo in return for agreeing to license some of those trademarks back to London-based Apple Corps — guardian of The Beatles’ commercial interests — for their continued use.

However, since the deatils of the settlement between Apple and Apple were not made public there could still be a few flies in the ointment that may still sour the deal in the long run. Let’s hope the two sides have finally come to their senses and realized the massive amount of money that could be made by releasing the Beatle’s music on iTunes.