iTunes Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway

MacRumors · Apr 24, 2005, 01:17 PM

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Music.ch claims (German) that Apple will be launching the iTunes Music Store for Switzerland as well as Denmark, Sweden and Norway on April 28th (Thursday).

This information is reportedly based on an internal memo.

Unclear is how much pricing per song will be for the individual countries.

snowdog · Apr 24, 2005, 01:20 PM

Strange though that http://www.itunes.se/ is redirected to http://www.pamarecords.com/

bennyek · Apr 24, 2005, 01:21 PM

Sverige? Verkligen?!!

Tcnorman · Apr 24, 2005, 01:23 PM

I am very excited for Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. Sweden however I do not share the same feelings for.

liketom · Apr 24, 2005, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcnorman

I am very excited for Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. Sweden however I do not share the same feelings for.

why not ? i think it is great that more are going to get itunes music store

Zaty · Apr 24, 2005, 01:28 PM

This is an old rumour. I only hope Switzerland and our Scandinavian friends finally get an iTMS. Please Apple let it be true. That would be one hell of a week (new hardware on Tuesday, iTMS launch on Thursday and of course Tiger on Friday

)

tduality · Apr 24, 2005, 01:33 PM

That's good news. But I guess the record companies tried to get a premium in Switzerland. CHF 1.55 would be the eqivalent to one Euro according to Calculator.

Let's see.....

tduality

macbaseball · Apr 24, 2005, 01:34 PM

Very cool. Doesn't affect me directly, as I live in the U.S., but hopefully the people there enjoy it, and Apple's profits go up.

iJaz · 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcnorman

I am very excited for Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. Sweden however I do not share the same feelings for.

Hahaha, that was funny, if it was a joke, else I don't know what to think...

Anyway, two words: At Last!
As a Swede, I'd be deeply grateful!

~Shard~ · Apr 24, 2005, 01:40 PM

Great to see more countries being added to the iTunes family!

Freg3000 · Apr 24, 2005, 01:41 PM

Great to see four more European countries get into the mix. As an American, I still feel disproportionally more sorry for our Aussie friends. I don't know why, I just hope Apple gets the Australian iTMS out soon.

In the meantime, congrats to Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway!

pkis · 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaty

This is an old rumour. I only hope Switzerland and our Scandinavian friends finally get an iTMS. Please Apple let it be true. That would be one hell of a week (new hardware on Tuesday, iTMS launch on Thursday and of course Tiger on Friday

)

actually, the rumor's not very old

There was an article in a Norwegian newspaper about the launch, a spokesman for Apple Europe stated that Switzerland would get its store this year, which was later confirmed by a spokeswoman for Apple Switzerland. Also, I've read (although I'm not certain about that source) that Apple employees started an internal testing process for the Swiss, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian stores last week.

While getting publicity could be the motivation behind publishing a possible launch date, I somewhat doubt that music.ch would knowingly post a fake. They're usually quite reliable and also post lots of insider info on the Swiss music industry, the rights owners association etc. While I'm a skeptic by nature, music.ch would be the one source I'd trust most when it comes to insider info in that field. They are an association consisting of musicians, sound technicians but also of people working for the record industry etc. If this turns out to be a fake, their reputation would suffer considerably - especially since they called that one an "exclusive" etc.

Cybbe · Apr 24, 2005, 01:48 PM

This would be great news, if it turns out to be true.

~Shard~ · Apr 24, 2005, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freg3000

Great to see four more European countries get into the mix. As an American, I still feel disproportionally more sorry for our Aussie friends. I don't know why, I just hope Apple gets the Australian iTMS out soon.

In the meantime, congrats to Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway!

I second that one - hopefully Oz gets iTMS soon as well, they deserve it!

Zaty · Apr 24, 2005, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pkis

actually, the rumor's not very old

You're right but it's not breaking news, either

Also of interest, music.ch did not mention an actual launch date. They just said "next week".

pkis · Apr 24, 2005, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaty

You're right but it's not breaking news, either

Also of interest, music.ch did not mention an actual launch date. They just said "next week".

on the main page (music.ch) it says "28. April"

Zaty · Apr 24, 2005, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pkis

on the main page (music.ch) it says "28. April"

Thanks!

rockthecasbah · Apr 24, 2005, 02:11 PM

Yes, it is all coming together...Apple's digital music monopoly is coming closer and closer to being the microsoft of music.....without the evil and crappiness.

jbrjake · Apr 24, 2005, 02:13 PM

Makes a lot of sense. Isn't Thursday the 2nd birthday of the music store?

Apple sure seems to have a big week coming up.

pkis · Apr 24, 2005, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbrjake

Makes a lot of sense. Isn't Thursday the 2nd birthday of the music store?

Apple sure seems to have a big week coming up.

Well, the music business is becoming more and more important to Apple (just check out the figures for the last quarter). It would be more than disappointing if Apple didn't have anything big in stock for next week. Whether it's going to be the launch of additional iTMSs I can't say - but I sure hope they'll present SOMETHING

rockthecasbah · Apr 24, 2005, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pkis

Well, the music business is becoming more and more important to Apple (just check out the figures for the last quarter). It would be more than disappointing if Apple didn't have anything big in stock for next week. Whether it's going to be the launch of additional iTMSs I can't say - but I sure hope they'll present SOMETHING

If Apple didn't have all these hardware woes, they wouldn't have to rely on the music biz!!! Get goin' Apple, you are computer business first, music business second

Tcnorman · Apr 24, 2005, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by B-52 Macer

Hahaha, that was funny, if it was a joke, else I don't know what to think...

Anyway, two words: At Last!
As a Swede, I'd be deeply grateful!

Yes it was a joke. Of course I would like everyone to enjoy the wonders of iTunes and Apple, even you.

lmasanti · Apr 24, 2005, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaty

... Please Apple let it be true...

The "delays" in bringing iTunes to the whole world (forget me, I'm in Argentina) is "Apple's fault"?

Of course, it has a "strong position", specially in the "one price" issue, but technical issues (servers, translations) are, IMHO, not the problem.

Maybe, the music industry of each country is the "real fact behind the delays". In the UK the delay to include indies is, maybe, a proof of concept.

I'm not telling that Apple is the "good guy", but that they're doing their best effors (if they get more countries, they sell more, and that moves them ahead... simple capitalism)

macridah · Apr 24, 2005, 03:07 PM

This is gonna be a great week for apple, and hopefully the stock!

AppleFoussa · Apr 24, 2005, 03:58 PM

Sweet... Very sweet... now let's come out with the iTunes phone and get on top of that market.

Apr 24, 2005, 01:17 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	iTunes Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif Music.ch claims (German) that Apple will be launching the iTunes Music Store for Switzerland as well as Denmark, Sweden and Norway on April 28th (Thursday). This information is reportedly based on an internal memo. Unclear is how much pricing per song will be for the individual countries.

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snowdog macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Visby, Sweden	Yes finally Strange though that http://www.itunes.se/ is redirected to http://www.pamarecords.com/

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Tcnorman macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Minneapolis	Finally I am very excited for Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. Sweden however I do not share the same feelings for.

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tduality macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Zurich, Switzerland	Finally...(hopefully) That's good news. But I guess the record companies tried to get a premium in Switzerland. CHF 1.55 would be the eqivalent to one Euro according to Calculator. Let's see..... tduality

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Zaty macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Switzerland	This is an old rumour. I only hope Switzerland and our Scandinavian friends finally get an iTMS. Please Apple let it be true. That would be one hell of a week (new hardware on Tuesday, iTMS launch on Thursday and of course Tiger on Friday )

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Freg3000 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York	Great to see four more European countries get into the mix. As an American, I still feel disproportionally more sorry for our Aussie friends. I don't know why, I just hope Apple gets the Australian iTMS out soon. In the meantime, congrats to Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway! __________________ FregTK This Is Momentum.

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