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Apple's decision caused several negative consequences, such as encouraging piracy.

When people cannot get their favorite EBooks, music and movies through the itunes store, they would turn to illegal methods such as downloading from the internet for free. This would instill the people a mindset that it is okay to do illegal things and thus neglect the law. Also after a while, people would think that these forms of entertainment are free and should not cost a penny. This would cause a major problem to the entertainment industry due to their loss of profit. However, the biggest problem would be the effect of the people’s morale, which in turn gives the government lots of problems.

However, I do feel that even though Apple grant Asia access to the itunes store, they would still not earn enough money. Asia is one of the most advanced continents in the world. Even if there is a legal way to buy music and so on, the people would still choose to go to different websites set up by web makers in countries such as China to download their things as they are free. By putting ourselves in their shoes, I do feel that even though it might cause several negative consequences, it would still benefit the company. Moreover, they would not have to deal with the case of piracy and rather focus on other things such as promoting their itunes store in Europe.

I hope that the governments in Asia countries will do their part in stopping piracy from happening. They should be stricter when dealing with illegal cases by ensuring that there is a tight web security. Once Asia become as piracy-free continent, I’m sure that Apple would reconsider their decision and grant Asia access to the itunes store once again.