Whenever it arrives, it will be warmly received. I have promised my employees 100 free songs of their choice a month once it comes out so Apple have a guaranteed $1k a year there.
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iTMS Australia In January?
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Yeah, I hope so too. Most of the record companies over here seem to have the rights for both AU and NZ, so hopefully Apple will be able to release iTMS in both countries simultaneously.
puckhead193 said:
Wow, that's really nice.
An iTMS store here in Australia would be nice, there had better not be any laws prohibiting downloading music off it. It's "legal" downloading since we pay for it, isn't it?
mj_1903 said:
hmmm, i like that idea!
would be good for in incentive thingy, overtime ect. might have to convince my boss now.
Rian said:I'm in Tucson, AZ now, but will be moving to Wollongong, Australia in February... I've been waiting for this announcement! Hopefully this way I won't have to go without my iTunes at all!!
So will I.....for the 2nd time!! Going in February. Just back for the holidays right now. The 'Gong, baby!
And there's no way Oz will get lucky like Canada and get songs at $0.99 AUD per song. No way. Even though the currency conversion is the same, CDs simply cost much more in Australia. The price will reflect their economy, and since most things are more expensive there than in Canada, I think each song will cost $1.50.
They are saving the announcement of new iTMS for MWSF?
I wonder if it is a sign that Steve doesn't have much new stuff to show?
I wonder if it is a sign that Steve doesn't have much new stuff to show?
YAH YAH YAH!
I can't wait. Been looking forward to this for ages. I have been surviving on gift vouchers from family and friends in the U.S until now. I think I will probably have a bit of money by then to let loose on iTunes
Please be true. I couldnt imagine what else it could be. Apple australia never does anything like this. at all
I can't wait. Been looking forward to this for ages. I have been surviving on gift vouchers from family and friends in the U.S until now. I think I will probably have a bit of money by then to let loose on iTunes
Please be true. I couldnt imagine what else it could be. Apple australia never does anything like this. at all
15 days of speculation to go......
Well this sort of news will ceratinly eclispe anything to do with Tiger in Aust and NZ for the next two weeks...
Of course this could be just an announcement with the go live date later....
Well this sort of news will ceratinly eclispe anything to do with Tiger in Aust and NZ for the next two weeks...
Of course this could be just an announcement with the go live date later....
world is bigger than you think..
Ooops, you have to be american, right? Not only more than 90% of this planet doesn't have iTMS, even a lot of European countries can't access iTMS (and there are countries with more citizens than Australia, Poland for example). Anyway, the truth is that in Europe Apple is not too much popular anyway because their products are way too overpriced there (in some countries it is about 120-130% of US prices). It seems like Apple use some strange rate of exchange when 1$ = 1.3EUR. Unfortunately Apple doesn't care about their current and potential european customers and their feelings. Unfortunatelly in Europe price matters..
wwooden said:I forgot what life is like without the iTMS store...
and I forget there are people who don't have it.
Ooops, you have to be american, right? Not only more than 90% of this planet doesn't have iTMS, even a lot of European countries can't access iTMS (and there are countries with more citizens than Australia, Poland for example). Anyway, the truth is that in Europe Apple is not too much popular anyway because their products are way too overpriced there (in some countries it is about 120-130% of US prices). It seems like Apple use some strange rate of exchange when 1$ = 1.3EUR. Unfortunately Apple doesn't care about their current and potential european customers and their feelings. Unfortunatelly in Europe price matters..
mr Flibble said:
actually, it's the other way around. you get 1.35 dollars for one euro, currently.
BornAgainMac said:
There are already a number of completely legal online music stores in Australia. A company called Destra (www.destra.com.au) is often the back-end music provider, with other sites like Telstra and ninemsn rebranding the service as their own. iTunes Music Store .au is late to the party...by a long shot.
oingoboingo said:
yeah but i've never liked Telstra or ninemsn websites or services... too much rubbish swimming around
even Hoyts /ninemsn cinema website is a little not so hotly coded at some parts
...but i am biased because i freelanced at greaterUnion website for a month and a half
you could almost say that the iPod was way late in the game but somehow they are owning the market....
mj_1903 said:
dude, that is way cool
nice website, ipodRip is awesome... i just found out y'all are mostly in sydney
do you all go to MacWorld or WWDC normally
The only thing that sux about this is that I am in the UK on holiday and wont be back for that date! Damn. Apple Aus finally do a Sydney event and I am on the other side of the world.
I'm another one hoping it makes it to New Zealand at the same time.
If it doesn't, I expect we'll get it a bit later, about the same time as Outer Mongolia.
Actually there are official trade agreements between our 2 countries (the CER agreement), I wonder if that would make it more likely... every bit of wishful thinking helps
If it doesn't, I expect we'll get it a bit later, about the same time as Outer Mongolia.
Actually there are official trade agreements between our 2 countries (the CER agreement), I wonder if that would make it more likely... every bit of wishful thinking helps
devman said:
Actually, MacRumors had this story before almost everyone - on 24 December. They just didn't run with it then.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/102161/
I picked it up from AppleTalk Australia who had a direct link to the Apple signup.
I didn't submit it as news because I thought it was too speculative - so I was just garnering opinions. And I figured if MacRumors thought it newsworthy, they would have run with it. So maybe initially they didn't - altho Xmas did get in the road a bit!
Next time I'll know better!
Now, sadly I'll have to put on my cynical mask. Despite the conversion rate being only 1.31, I fear Apple Australia will find a "justification" for making it at least 1.5
$1.29 per song would be a miracle. Anything less than $1.49 will be a amazing. But I expect more like $1.79, even $1.99
.Mac is $158 so maybe it'll be "only" $1.59 per song.
I hope they surprise me though.
$1.29 per song would be a miracle. Anything less than $1.49 will be a amazing. But I expect more like $1.79, even $1.99
.Mac is $158 so maybe it'll be "only" $1.59 per song.
I hope they surprise me though.
So let me get this right aus gets iTunes and a specil anoncment ie jobs waving up an oz flag and going yep those ausies get a music store that puts bigpond to shame HAHAHAHA ...
finaly so ill have to stores to choose from when iam on either side of the world yaya
finaly so ill have to stores to choose from when iam on either side of the world yaya
My guess would be AUD $1.49 per song on the pricing. I think Australia and New Zealand both need the iTMS to be available there, and it's about time Apple worked something out with the local music authorities.ChrisH3677 said:
acceber said:
It's legal if the song stays in its original purchased format. CD to AAC is a no no, AAC to AAC on iPod is fine. Silly laws.
sunilraman said:do you all go to MacWorld or WWDC normally
Not this coming year. We are looking forward to providing the Mac community with some great apps and once we have earned our keep, we will definitely join in the parties and hopefully become a regular like Panic.