Re: iTunes Music Store
Originally posted by christof69
Sure it's not Apple's fault (entirely) that iTMS is not everywhere
...the iPhoto services outside the US should happen March this year onwards...
...the iTMS may well happen in Europe this year (yup, licensing issues I know)....
Europe = continent i.e it has MANY different countries all with different laws, and rules, and governing bodies
U.S. = country with single set of laws, rules and governing bodies
Do you think this is MAYBE why it takes longer for Apple to get things in to the European markets? Besides can you imagine the backlash if Apple released it to one European country before the others? The holy hell that people would raise over that one. I mean seriously.
And do you honestly think that Apple WANTS to not be in these markets? Seriously, the paranoia is staggering sometimes. Just the idea of Steve sitting in his office thinking, hmm how can I piss off people today, ooh I know, by delaying the European iTunes store...
is occasionally marred by the odd let down (a 20th anniversary mac would have been soooo nice, it still may happen of course)
Good lord, where did ANYONE ever say there was going to be a 20th Anniversary Mac. I remember the utter irritation the last time that happened, the thing cost almost 10 grand! I'd rather that for the anniverssary they spent their time improving their WHOLE product line than putting out some limited edition specialty mac that 99% of us can't afford.
We're all allowed a LITTLE moan from time to time.
You know I sometimes feel like Mac users are a bunch of spoiled brats. Why in the world do people think Apple is only doing one Macworld anymore? Because the huge expectations to produce some amazing fantastic new product on a set schedule was INSANE. If they managed to get it ready in time great, but if not then it was announced but didn't ship till a month later, and then people got pissed about THAT. Seriously there is just NO pleasing people sometimes.
Apple has had an AMAZING turnaround these past few years. Do you remember Amelio's last keynote? 3 HOURS. Now we get a streamlined product line, that is getting better every update. A fast new proccesor, a modern OS that even non Mac heads are praising, a fantastically succesful iPod, great laptop designs, and people still want more. I mean I'm all for not resting on my laurels and improving products, but too expect Apple to do it at our convenience is just ludicrous. I'd love to see (in theory) some of the people who are constantly second guessing steve jobs on these forums in his position. I'd bet you that nearly every one of them would either run the company into the ground in less than a year or get ousted by the BoD. Give the man some credit he's been in the industry for a LONG time. So just sit back, relax, enjoy your Mac (which isn't going to suddenly stop being productive just cause a new one is released) and put things in perspective.
There I'm done with MY rant.
