So if such an easily obtainable, and comparatively lucrative (but fully legal) option were available -- and if it's so obvious, one has to presume Apple's peopl

So if such an easily obtainable, and comparatively lucrative (but fully legal) option were available -- and if it's so obvious, one has to presume Apple's people would have been perfectly aware of it -- why didn't they just take that route from the beginning (or if not, at least much earlier in this saga)? Something tells me there's more to the story here.