Wednesday, October 5th, 2005
Despite Peter Kafka’s prediction that the iTunes Store would open in Australia on October 3, nothing has been rolled out. It’s a bit like the second coming of Jesus. Lots of people have theories about what will happen and when it will happen. But in reality, we could be waiting a long time before we see the action.
In the meantime, we have to find alternatives. We can look through the American iTunes store but we can’t buy. We can’t even download free files downunder.
Maybe Australia has to revise its copyright laws before we get iTunes Store. After all, it’s still illegal to videotape anything off the television, let alone copy music from a CD we own to an mp3 player.
In the meantime Apple Australia has nothing to say on the subject. See my earlier post on September 11.
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Sunday, September 11th, 2005
The latest rumour has it that Apple will be introducing iTunes in Australia on October 3. The holdup has been linked with Apple’s insistence that all songs be sold at the same price: ninety nine cents. Record labels want to charge more for new releases and less for older titles. Sony and Warner are yet to give the go ahead for iTunes. Maybe they’re hanging out for their own online music store.
Peter Kafka media editor for Forbes.com had an article on the situation back on Thursday September 8. Mac Rumours followed this up with a post the next day.
I won’t be holding my breath though. We had similar rumours relating to the store opening in April, complete with involvement of Russell Crowe.
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Friday, September 9th, 2005
Anybody seen and used the latest from Apple? The iPod nano takes us further into the future predicted by science fiction.
“Take everything you love about iPod and shrink it. Now shrink it again. With 2GB (500 songs) and 4GB (1,000 songs) models starting at $199, the pencil-thin iPod nano packs the entire iPod experience into an impossibly small design. So small, it will take your music places you never dreamed of.”
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