ive been to the itunes japan store and it seems like most of the music i like from there isnt there because its owned by sony/japan.
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Apple Launches iTMS Japan
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Let the Yen Roll In !
I gotta question for anyone in the know- Can we use ITMS to access music from other countries ?
I am not at my machine, and can not try it - but if I were to go to say the ITMS Japan store, would I be able to download music that is available in Japan, but not the US ?
I gotta question for anyone in the know- Can we use ITMS to access music from other countries ?
I am not at my machine, and can not try it - but if I were to go to say the ITMS Japan store, would I be able to download music that is available in Japan, but not the US ?
ibook30 said:
Nope. You need a billing address in the country of the music store you want to buy from.
irmongoose
It's great that Apple has open iTMS in Japan, and, yes, they should open iTMS in Australia and New Zealand soon for all the great mac fans and potential mac fans down under. What interests me most is where will Apple go from there? Is there a commitment by Apple to open iTMS in the emerging markets of Latin America, Africa, India, China, etc.? How about those small market EU nations that are not included as yet?
CokeTunes
The other day, Coke launched CokeTunes in NZ. They have three major labels signed up, and are offering 500,000 songs to download fro $1.75 each, in Windows media format. Check out www.cokefridge.co.nz.
Apple misses the boat, again!
I don't think Australia and NZ will ever get the ITMS.
The other day, Coke launched CokeTunes in NZ. They have three major labels signed up, and are offering 500,000 songs to download fro $1.75 each, in Windows media format. Check out www.cokefridge.co.nz.
Apple misses the boat, again!
I don't think Australia and NZ will ever get the ITMS.
mcarnes said:
While I might not have chosen that metaphor, yes, there are plenty of other countries in which Apple can open iTMS. They can look at it as a game of Risk for all I care, but what looks like a poor investment today would pay huge dividends tomorrow.
What I really want, from a selfish point of view, is to be able to go to any iTMS store in the world and be able to buy local music with my credit card. Simple, music for the world; not music for a few countries.
Sure, that's for imports, but most domestic music runs about 1200 yen for a single (3 songs), and around 3000 for full album. Which works out to right about double what the same new music will cost you in the US, which is already seriously overpriced. Ain't cartels great?wifi said:
Basically, the JiTMS is getting you songs at about the same comparitive discount as the US store relative to local prices, or, alternately, it's competitively priced on imports and you can get domestic releases for the price of an import. Where you really win are singles, though, which are already vastly more popular in Japan than the US (do they even do CD singles in the US anymore?).
I'm with everybody else that the whole per-country licensing system is preposterous. I can understand country-specific pricing, but country specific music? How did we let that even happen? Heck, Amazon will sell you an import CD from just about any country in the world, so why on earth won't these *IAA wastes of cubicle space let Apple do the same? I mean, seriously, how fanatical about your territory do you have to be to now allow someone to expand your market when it costs you nothing?
Oh, well, I seem to remember some carryover when the Euro-iTMSes first opened, so perhaps we'll get some of the same this time.
zen said:
Except it doesn't let you into the site, it just tells you that you need Windows. I also can't find a link to contact them.
wifi said:
You're joking right? Maybe for "USED SOFT" you can get an album for 2000yen. I recently paid 1600 yen for the SMILEY single! 2 songs + karaoke versions.
You can't possibly be correct. (But if you are, I'm going to need the store names you use.)
plasticparadox said:wifi is correct.
Did you buy SMILY for yourself, by the way?
Yeah I bought it for myself... For a while it was super popular and playing everywhere-- It's pretty catchy.. But wow-- It has NO lasting value.
Until someone gives me some proof-- I'm still maintaining my earlier statements on music prices.
itunes japan in australia
i have noticed something very strange. ever since the japan store has opened, and i go to the itunes music store tab in itunes, i go to the itunes japan site. the only twist is that i live in australia. is there a reasonable explanation for that? just some random interesting fact
i have noticed something very strange. ever since the japan store has opened, and i go to the itunes music store tab in itunes, i go to the itunes japan site. the only twist is that i live in australia. is there a reasonable explanation for that? just some random interesting fact
Africa?
Not that it really matters to me at all, but why isn't there an iTMS in any African countries yet?
or South America?
or Central America?
or the Moon?
Not that it really matters to me at all, but why isn't there an iTMS in any African countries yet?
or South America?
or Central America?
or the Moon?