Apple's decision to not sell music, movies, or books to Singapore is to reduce piracy in Singapore. This decision will affect Apple's sales and would also increase piracy rates.
Firstly, Apple would face losses in earnings / profits. Not selling music , movies and books is just like refusing to do business. Apple is not the only online music stall avalible. People who wants to buy music would just turn to other available music stalls like INZU. This is just like giving business to a competitor for free. Apple would not be able to earn profits from musics, movies and books in Singapore.
Secondly, as other online stores does not have such a broad range of songs, people who cannot find their preferred songs would resort to downloading them illegally online. Piracy rates will increase as the only way to get those songs would be to download them illegally.
In conclusion, I feel that iTunes made a wrong decision by restricting the sales of music, movies and books in Singapore. It would only reduce their profits and increase piracy rates.
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