Apple has cut off its own nose before.
They had Steve Jobs to come up with a way to get them back in the black. Now they don’t.
I buy a lot of music. Mostly Indies.
I actually meant the musicians were cutting off their noses tom spite their faces.
Being among the played in the first three months, even without royalties for that period will be a boon to a lesser known group more so than the three months of royalties they would get.
You are right about Apple’s history, though. W/o Jobs they will continue on momentum.