It's good to hear that Apple is going to pay the artists during the free trial. This should hopefully bring in labels that weren't going to participate in the free trial.
If Apple wrote it they wouldn't have burned themselves so badly.Smells like a PR-Stunt in the first place. And in return Taylor DOES get her free iPhone. Good for her. I bet Apple wrote Taylors letter by themselves...
But hey, I mean... its really something for the smaller labels/artists!
I expect Apple to pay taxes, I just know it's not going to happen.The US over-pays for healthcare while Canada gets free healthcare. Yeah it's funny that people that don't live in the United States expect Apple to pay taxes.![]()
Don't forget ... she done this for the indie artists and labels.
Yeah, sure she did ...
Do you know how long trials have to go on and all of the red tape those companies have to go through to get their drug to market?I expect Apple to pay taxes, I just know it's not going to happen.
Of course they could go into pharmaceuticals if they really wanted to make money, those margins make Apple's look pathetic.
She already showed that she doesn't have any issues with retracting her music, so I'm guessing there is some merit to what she is saying. And Does it matter? She achieved something that none of those little grubby hipster bearded groups that you are likely to listen to will never achieve.
In stead of second guessing the motivations of something that might not adhere to your personal taste, it might be good to look at the overall picture and see what is happening here.
Am I the only person who is glad that Apple reversed course, but hopes that Swift's album still doesn't appear on Apple Music?
I won't play anything from her.
Apple got beat up by a girl.
Nice.
Oh, that's great, I haven't heard that excuse parroted since 7pm when Sixty Minutes ran an old rerun on Big Pharma.Do you know how long trials have to go on and all of the red tape those companies have to go through to get their drug to market?
I'm glad she got what SHE wanted, but you cannot deny Apple's general hubris in terms of how they treat content providers (developers and artists).
With Family Sharing, Apple FORCED app developers to give away four extra copies of each app for one sale (5 copies total). If a developer did not agree to the new terms, they could not submit new apps or updates of existing apps. Those terms effectively kicks you out of the store if you don't capitulate.
"No one" (big/significant) said a peep in the software industry because Family Sharing only affected small developers. When small shops go out of business, the big companies (including Apple) reap the rewards from less competition for employees. Family sharing was a direct hostile attack on developers by Apple.
Thanks Ms Swift! Glad to see someone standing up to Apple. I wish someone significant in the software industry stood up to Apple like you did.
Nope, Apple got beat up by the rolling stones: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...-refuse-to-sign-apple-music-contract-20150616
Well Apple responded to Swift not Rolling Stone.
So, they got beat up by a girl and some senior citizens.Nope, Apple got beat up by the rolling stones: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...-refuse-to-sign-apple-music-contract-20150616
I wonder if the Apple fanboys who berated anyone who spoke out about this policy of not paying the artist now feel betrayed by apple for not reciprocating the blind allegiance.