Taylor Swift: does Apple's climbdown really demonstrate her power?

It’s possible that bowing to Swift was just good PR for Apple – but their real fear was losing the right to stream music from independent labelsThe neat narrative would run that Taylor Swift, the biggest pop star on the planet, went toe to toe with Apple, the wealthiest company in corporate history, over its decision not to pay musicians and songwriters any royalties for music its subscribers listened to during their three-month free trial period. She didn’t blink and Apple backed down. Ta