Honestly, Pono was excellent and he deserves a ton of credit! A musician that was/is not all about the money but instead really promoted/promotes quality!
You can once again blame Apple, not Mr. Young. Pono Music was a great source for digital files. Unfortunately the host and website developer was purchased by a company, that when it all played out, became apparent was owned by Apple. In affect they bought the Pono store and almost immediately closed it down to eliminate one more source of competition.
I really like the way Neil Young does not hold back punches and says it as he sees it!!!