Uh, I think he understood that and was just pointing out the inanity of the comment.
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Apple Reverses Course, Will Pay Artists During Apple Music Free Trial
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Some would say Apple changed their tune because of the negative press.
Some would say a true "Class Act" would have said they'd be paying the artists from the beginning.
yea she will get all the votes from annoying teenage girls who have no taste in music.
I'm just happy they decided to still keep the 3 month free trial. This will be crucial in switching people from Spotify or any other streaming music service to Apple Music.
Now Apple Music will have Taylor Swift and Spotify won't.
Guess they need every edge they can get.
Guess they need every edge they can get.
Quite clearly a PR-saving move, but whatever. The change is good.
Actually I'd argue the opposite since they are trying to position themselves as the artist friendly service that cares about the music. They need to make sure they don't look like a reskined Spotify behind the scenes.
Can an Artist also complain about the ridiculous Apple Watch Band prices? $50 bucks for a sport band?
That was a Swift response. 
Actually, I think this will be good for AAPL. Cash-starved competitors will have trouble matching that investment. And, in the steady state, this should have negligible impact on revenue.
Actually, I think this will be good for AAPL. Cash-starved competitors will have trouble matching that investment. And, in the steady state, this should have negligible impact on revenue.
Nice to see that Apple finally is doing what they should have done for the beginning.
You always deserve to be paid for your work.
You always deserve to be paid for your work.
So now Apple called her bluff; what will Taylor Swift's new excuse be for not making her new album available on Apple Music?
She's retweeted it. But Taylor Swift wouldn't have the power to decide whether it goes on Apple Music or not.
She wouldn't have the rights to her music... She wouldn't have any sway with the guys at Big Machine that receive the royalty checks...
Time to see if Swift really stood up for the Indies and put her music on Music or if she was just being her usual complaining self.
So does this mean App Developers will also be paid when Apple makes their App Free for the "app of the week" promotion?
Otherwise how is that fair?
Otherwise how is that fair?
So Apple caves. Why go down this path in the first place if you're going to cave so easily? Makes me think there was much bigger outcry than Taylor Swift and some indie labels/bands. Eddy Cue must have been getting an earful behind the scenes. So when does Tim Cook dock his pay for incompetence?
That was a Swift response.
Actually, I think this will be good for AAPL. Cash-starved competitors will have trouble matching that investment. And, in the steady state, this should have negligible impact on revenue.
This.
Honestly, Apple is coming out looking like the good guys.
Like the dictator IBM was in the Apple ad?
lol
This honestly couldn't have been better for Apple
- Taylor Swift basically just advertised Apple Music
- Taylor Swift will probably now be on Apple Music (and still not on Spotify)
- Apple is still going to come out of this looking like the good guy
- Spotify is still going to come out of this looking like an old relic which doesn't care
- Apple can take the loss (putting into perspective their bank, this is like a cent
- Now everyone knows about Apple Music
But seriously...I just realized that in the end, this really isn't about any one side, Apple Music got exposure...and there's never bad exposure.
Tim Cook: Customers will never leave Pandora / Spotify to test Apple Music.
Eddy Cue: What if we give them a free trial month?
Tim Cook: great idea! but if we give them three months they'll be so comfortable with the service that they'll never want to give it up.
Ghost of Steve Jobs: That will cost us billions you fools *upsides head* screw the artists, don't pay them through the trial, they'll be millionaires six months down the road anyway.
Spotify doesn't have "everything". Not even Swift!
I already subscribe to Pandora which still has a cap on the amount of songs I can skip. Even paying still screws you.