Apple can't be expected to be everywhere, Its just not possible for them to be in every country overnight. They will go where the demand is and where they can work out an agreement. Just because they are not in a certain country doesn't mean they are ignoring those citizens, It just means that its not economically viable to invest money or that agreements can't be met to suit either side.
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Asia left in the dark?
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Counterfit said:
And Malaysia, and many other asian countries.
I actually don't care about the piracy much. The attitude of people in places like Hong Kong has to change before an iTMS-like store can ever be successful, and right now, the way people see things will change very little. The government basically has to start enforcing and "force" people to care if anything is to change.
I think it's smart that Apple stayed out of the Asian market. They can't win that market right now. Maybe later....yes.....but not today, and not this decade.
It all has to due with licensing. Someone in the UK brought a suit against Apple a year or two ago about the pricing of the store, and how it was higher in the UK than the rest of the EU (after being adjusted for exchange rates). Apple's defense was essentially: we licensed the content on a per-country basis, so don't bitch at us about different prices. Get your damn copyright laws in order and slap the record companies in line before you come after us.MrSmith said:
My response is: Just use the damn Euro already.
