Australian iTunes Delayed...

[riverfreak]

unnamed music company?

Delayed by an unnamed music company? Why not out these companies so that we can all decline to purchase from them. That should light a fire under their asses.

 

[Poff]

Delayed by an unnamed music company? Why not out these companies so that we can all decline to purchase from them. That should light a fire under their asses.

Why don't we just light a fire under their asses instead? literally. 😀

 

[Bear]

$1.69 AU = $1.20 US

Still heafty change. I wonder how big the catalouge is?

Although you may be comparing Apples to Koalas. The $.99 (US) price is before Sales Tax (which varies by loctaion in the US) - most other countries, the prices include GST or whatever the sales tax is called. So the $.99 (US) price will in most cases be higher for the actually purchaser.

Although that does leave the Aussie price still higher than the US price including taxes.

 

[Yvan256]

thinking of prices, I'm still thrilled everytime I think about the fact that we in Canada get songs for 99 cents CANADIAN, which is like 80 something cents US. 😀

And, strangely enough, no taxes... 😎

 

[ijimk]

Crikkeeeee mate its a bad day down under 😛

 

[joelypolly]

$1.69 isn't that bad

Considering the avg price for a good CD in aus is around 25 bucks its pretty cheap.

 

[mkjellman]

WHO CARES?
I have yet to d/l even 1 song from itms.

I care..i'm in the US have no connections to the AUS. I have bought close to 900 songs from the Apple store...(some were with gift certificates)

there are people who want this so please don't think so short sided and respect the ways people want to spend their money

 

[samh004]

Can't believe it's still being held up 🙁

But it is their loss as I can download from other places for free and get good quality... what can I say, these record companies are idiots, well at least one is 🙄

 

[samh004]

Considering the avg price for a good CD in aus is around 25 bucks its pretty cheap.

That's true, there are outrageous prices for singles too... I saw close to AUD$5 per single on sanity 😱

 

[conditionals]

Delayed by an unnamed music company? Why not out these companies so that we can all decline to purchase from them. That should light a fire under their asses.

EMI. Think about it, it fits with the copy control policies they tried to push on us (no ripping of CDs equates to EMI having issues with the 7 iTms burn rights).

Also I say 'tried' because notice how copy controlled cds are mysteriously disappearing? Another victory for logic and awesomeness!

 

[mcdermd]

Although you may be comparing Apples to Koalas. The $.99 (US) price is before Sales Tax (which varies by loctaion in the US)

Unless you're in one of the United States that has no sales tax. $.99=$.99 here in Oregon. 😀

 

[zv470]

EMI. Think about it, it fits with the copy control policies they tried to push on us (no ripping of CDs equates to EMI having issues with the 7 iTms burn rights).

Also I say 'tried' because notice how copy controlled cds are mysteriously disappearing? Another victory for logic and awesomeness!

I was going to mention EMI, infact I'd bet a lot on it. They are the worst. EMI / Capitol / Virgin... argh, they all have Copy-Protection discs in New Zealand. There is music I want to buy... but I can't because it's copy protected.

I bought a CD and my Mac wouldn't even read the disc, made horrible noises until it threw the disc out. I bought another EMI disc and it sounded worse than tape... unless I used the included Mac Player 🙁

 

[pkis]

Good question. Maybe the company is objecting in the other countries too? Sony?

Edit: I am thinking Sony may be the difficult one, because that would explain why no iTMS Japan at all.

A spokesman for the Swiss rights owners association (SUISA) last week said that all treaties were signed - as far as Switzerland goes, they're ready to roll.

 

[bbyrdhouse]

I care..i'm in the US have no connections to the AUS. I have bought close to 900 songs from the Apple store...(some were with gift certificates)

there are people who want this so please don't think so short sided and respect the ways people want to spend their money

Gee Wiz! I had no idea folks would take my thoughts so seriously. Perhaps I should have said I DON'T CARE! 😀 😀

 

[winmacguy]

if you think AUS $1.69 sucks, think about us brits paing AUS $1.93 a track!

edit: my bad, forgot about vat. what's the australian sales tax?

12.5% GST I think which is based on the New Zealand GST system aka Grab, Snatch and Take (Goods and Services Tax)

 

[davey-nb]

Not to gloat or brag but...

12.5% GST I think which is based on the New Zealand GST system aka Grab, Snatch and Take (Goods and Services Tax)

We have GST in Canada too (15%) but iTunes do not charge us any tax.
We're billed ¢.99 CDN and that's all.
I keep expecting additional charges to show up later but they never do!

 

[mac_fiend]

Great, another delay to the iTunes store down under.

Stay tuned for next weeks installment to the Australian iTunes music store fiasco where yet another unnamed source causes yet another delay.

 

[smurfjammer]

Only 10%

12.5% GST I think which is based on the New Zealand GST system aka Grab, Snatch and Take (Goods and Services Tax)

Nope, it's only 10% - 12.5% was too hard to figure out 😀

 

[fatbarstard]

Again!?!

IMHO The Courier Mail would have to be one of the worst newspapers around... so I don't believe anything I read in that newspaper... even the cartoons. I lived in Brisbane for two years so I know what I am talking about...

ON the tax thing.. it is a tricky one. US prices don't include sales tax and other state tax 'specials' becuase these vary from state to state... how this works for credit cards I don't know but I assume the tax would be based on the address of the card holder....

Here in Helengrad (don't ask) we have a GST on everything - no exemptions apart from financial transacitons (bank fees, interest). So NZ prices need to be adjusted for this when comparing with other countries. Canda has a weird GST where some things are taxed and some aren't - silly.

I can well imagine one record company pulling out on the basis that they believe that they can get an advantage over the others and try and 'screw the scrum'. Idiots. It will never work.

Stupid legal tactics like that usually end in failure becuase they leave their run too late.

 

[aswitcher]

Considering the avg price for a good CD in aus is around 25 bucks its pretty cheap.

True - ish. But then you get lossy or up to 320kbps...not 128kbps.

And many slightly older CDs (1 Year+) are cheaper, some to be found for $10 AUD in some cheaper stores. Plus mixed CDs like JJJ top 100 are $35 for 2 discs worth of good tracks...less than a buck a track.

 

[tizza]

Friggin' aussies 🙄

Yeah well what can we say ... we're as annoyed as anyone 🙁 I truly don't know how much longer I can cope with this waiting ...

 

[trailblazer]

may 14th.
i already said it.

 

[Aussie John]

GST

if $US0.99=A$1.54

add 10%GST $1.54>>> $1.69
Therefore price is exactly the same

GST= Goods and services tax for non aussies

 

[aussiemac86]

if $US0.99=A$1.54

add 10%GST $1.54>>> $1.69
Therefore price is exactly the same

GST= Goods and services tax for non aussies

US$0.99=AUD1.54......that is an exchange rate of US0.64, it hasnt been that low for months and months the present exchange rate has been steady around US0.78

Which gives US$0.99=AUD$1.26 + 10% =$1.39

I know they need to give a bit of leewaay for the exchange rate but 14c...i dont think so.

 

[Bonobo]

Mh, AUS $1.69 are EUR 1.017, what I pay per song in Germany is EUR 0.99, so there isn't really a big difference (0.027 EUR).

But: poor Brits, they seem to be at the end of the iTMS food chain.


Best, Tom