AL-FAMOUS said:
I was gonna say exactly the same thing! World domination! Great minds think alike! i shall join you in an evil laugh
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iTMS Denmark | Poland | Netherlands In October?
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I was gonna say exactly the same thing! World domination! Great minds think alike! i shall join you in an evil laugh
moo waaa haaaahhhaa hoaaaaa hooaaaahhhhhh woohaaahaa
Trimix said:beats the polish zloty, no ? i seem to have read somewhere that on a per capita basis there is the highest number of macs in this tiny alpine country. given the standard of living here, i reckon that apple would get most money out of here - i may be mistaken though - no hard feelings, poland, we love you
Maybe the Swiss issue is language. Do they present the site in German, French, Italian or even Romantsch (if they can find a Babelfish plug-in)? Who would be offended most? After a thousand years of making cuckoo clocks while the rest of Europe was on a continual killing spree it would be pretty shocking if civil war broke out over the choice of iTMS tongue.
As for Poland, they're busy reinforcing the Cupertino "z" keys.
lou tsee said:
I don't thing the different currency will be a big problem, if you pay by credit card, you can easily shop at amazon.de from Switzerland, and Poland and Denmark don't use the Euro either.
A sligthly bigger problem is the fact that Switzerland is not part of the EU, that means a somewhat different legal framework, e.g. different rules on VAT and maybe import duties.
Ja Di ksw said:
I wouldn't consider pleading for a company to take their money as complaining! If so, I'm sure Apple would be pretty happy with these kinds of "complaints"!
what's the big deal?
I guess I don't see the big deal about this. Can't people in foreign countries download from the main iTunes store? I suppose they would like a site in their native language, but places like Canada shouldn't have a problem. Maybe it has something to do with copyrights or other laws restricting such sales? Actually, I think it comes down to the only reason for business, money. currency issues and such. As you can tell, I've never left the states. I suffer from "tycobraheism" thinking the U.S is the center of the universe.
I guess I don't see the big deal about this. Can't people in foreign countries download from the main iTunes store? I suppose they would like a site in their native language, but places like Canada shouldn't have a problem. Maybe it has something to do with copyrights or other laws restricting such sales? Actually, I think it comes down to the only reason for business, money. currency issues and such. As you can tell, I've never left the states. I suffer from "tycobraheism" thinking the U.S is the center of the universe.
myapplseedshurt said:I guess I don't see the big deal about this. Can't people in foreign countries download from the main iTunes store? I suppose they would like a site in their native language, but places like Canada shouldn't have a problem. Maybe it has something to do with copyrights or other laws restricting such sales? Actually, I think it comes down to the only reason for business, money. currency issues and such. As you can tell, I've never left the states. I suffer from "tycobraheism" thinking the U.S is the center of the universe.
I wish it were that simple. They day I can order Apple products from the US site (with free shipping) and save myself 20% on the Dutch prices I'll be a very happy punter and Apple will be a fraction richer. Until then I have to break out the Euro-Vaseline, bend over and take it like a man for legal reasons.
I thought the internet had no borders?
iTMS poland ..what a surprise
for switzerland: i am pretty sure they will get it as well because of their (relative) high percentage of mac users
for switzerland: i am pretty sure they will get it as well because of their (relative) high percentage of mac users
For that I'd think one could choose his/her language easily. For example if the Computer were set to fr_CH, it'd be in French, de_CH: German, it_CH: Italian. I've never heard of RomantschNikko1965 said:
and I'm a language geek. But hey one always learns something new each day.
JDOG_ said:Come on man, get it to Canada already! I can't believe for a country that's so close, something like iTMS is so hard to get rolling.
Cupertino is only 772 miles away from Victoria, B.C. can't believe that.
EDIT: Sorry for complaining, but it is a bit ridiculous. Good for Denmark, just make sure there's plenty of Reggae on the Amsterdam site
So close? What, do you think the lawyers negotiating the music rights take the bus? Apple is working on it. I can't imagine TPTB sat around the conference table and decided it would be cool to snub Canada.
It's about the agreements with the labels, and Apple certainly wants to be in as many places as possible as soon as possible.
iTGWB
I hate complainers.
Personally, I think Apple is pulling a George W. Bush with the iTunes Music Store. Now Apple can boast about how many countries it's in, but who really cares about any of them? Next week we'll probably read about how iTMS is now available in Mongolia.
.narco
I hate complainers.
Personally, I think Apple is pulling a George W. Bush with the iTunes Music Store. Now Apple can boast about how many countries it's in, but who really cares about any of them? Next week we'll probably read about how iTMS is now available in Mongolia.
.narco
Bhutan?
Come on itms Bhutan. How long do we possibly have to wait? Time to get your act together Apple.
Come on itms Bhutan. How long do we possibly have to wait? Time to get your act together Apple.
robbieduncan said:
I second that!! Please note that England is only one country within the UK and not the collective name for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. I'm sure it was only an oversight, but really! Did you never see Braveheart?
Entertainingly, a few years ago when I was in Texas a lady in a petrol station congratulated me for having such good English for someone from Scotland
Edit: Loving the name change on the title page: power to the people! "They may take our national identity, but they'll naver take our freedom," and so on and so forth, etc! Right, enough now!
pinks said:I second that!! Please note that England is only one country within the UK and not the collective name for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. I'm sure it was only an oversight, but really! Did you never see Braveheart?
Entertainingly, a few years ago when I was in Texas a lady in a petrol station congratulated me for having such good English for someone from Scotland
Ok the article post has been updated to say UK. Now we both just look stupid
Maybe she expected that you would speek Gaelic?
Fixed the England\UK thing for you guys - sorry - that's all my bad. I even know better - just was an oversight.
Belgium?
Hey, when they launched the store in France and UK, the press release mentioned a launch in the rest of Europe in October.
Denmark, Poland and the Netherlands are hardly the rest of Europe, are they?
k.
Hey, when they launched the store in France and UK, the press release mentioned a launch in the rest of Europe in October.
Denmark, Poland and the Netherlands are hardly the rest of Europe, are they?
k.
McFreggle said:
They may just be highlighting what countries they think there will be the most business in.
Nikko1965 said:
excellent, niko -
we would all have to get our swiss army knives out and butcher our neighbors with the nail file. if that was not enough we would throw chocolate bars at them. that should finish them off.
naw, einstein said, all things happen ten years later in switzerland, so CH-itms in 2014. i'll go back to sleep now
hahhaha....
No iTMS for us Canadians..
sux to be us..
at least we have topless beaches (ON), Tim Hortons, and lax ganga laws....
No iTMS for us Canadians..
sux to be us..
at least we have topless beaches (ON), Tim Hortons, and lax ganga laws....
Ugg said:
I can absolutely GUARANTEE you that only the ridiculously filthy rich people would even CONSIDER spending about 45 Rs. ($1) on ONE song. Couple this with the fact the "broadband" in India means 40-128 kbps, and iTMS is just NOT gonna' work.
"Middle Class" there would be considered about 60000 Rs/Year, or about $1500 a year. My guess is this is roughly equivalent to a U.S. salary of $30,000.
Add this to the fact that no one really cares if you download music off the internet there, and India has a long way to go before it becomes a good place for iTMS.
Trimix said:hey, don't count out tonga and micronesia
Go Micronesia! I love "Zoolander." Ben Stiller is hilarious!
Expanding iTunes Music Store is always good. I just want to make sure the wheels keep on moving ... I do think Asia and canada are due; they seem like big markets.
Apple said that Japan is a slow growing market, well i think iTunes Music there will solve that problem. Japan went crazy during the world wide release of the iPod mini.
Apple said that Japan is a slow growing market, well i think iTunes Music there will solve that problem. Japan went crazy during the world wide release of the iPod mini.