Isn't he the main guy pushing the Pono HD music player and High Def music files? If so, it makes sense from his business interests...
https://www.ponomusic.com/
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Yea, I think this is a mistake on his part. Or maybe he's just had lousy service streaming music, I can't complain about the music I get from streaming sources, always sounds fine to me.It would seem to be a marketing strategy, although I believe an ill-fated one.