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iTunes Europe Tomorrow
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JDOG_ said:I think the 100 million mark is just around the corner if they open up the store to the rest of the world (Europe).
I'm excited to see/hear the announcement
Hmm Europe is NOT the rest of the world, in Mexico and Latin America are a lot of Apple costumers who would be really happy with an iTunes Music Store (including me of course).
Veldek said:
Yeah, I was just wondering if they will maybe just post the speech on the site in the afternoon- after all, they did post the US music event from when they announced iTunes for windows.
We shall see in just 14 hours time!
mrzippy said:
Then why are you listening to Kylie Minogue and Evanescence?
Sorry, but somebody had to say it.
fartheststar said:
Nope. Napster is available in Canada, also. Though, it doesn't support Macs either...
JDOG_ said:I think the 100 million mark is just around the corner if they open up the store to the rest of the world (Europe).
I'm excited to see/hear the announcement
While The EU does contain about 350 Million inhabitants, it is, not "the rest of the world"...
The Cheat said:Then why are you listening to Kylie Minogue and Evanescence?
Sorry, but somebody had to say it.
HAHAHA
I applaud you good sir!
corroborating the rumor?
I thought this wasn't a rumor anymore, since Steve said iTunes Europe was launching June 15 at NAB.
I thought this wasn't a rumor anymore, since Steve said iTunes Europe was launching June 15 at NAB.
So what will people be buying as their "celebratory purchase"? I think I'll get some Bowie (if that's available)
Good to hear - it's about freakin' time! I appreciate all the difficulties and hoops Apple has had to jump through to make iTMS Eurpoe a reailty, and I'm glad it's finally being announced.
Now give me my iTMS Canada!
Now give me my iTMS Canada!
Porchland said:
Hmm, as far as I remember there is a rule (at least for "real" goods) that once it has enetered the EU there is no law against importing it in any other EU country. This has occasionally been useful for getting DVDs from the UK that have not been released in Germany... Could this apply to somgs from iTMS, too?
dashiel said:
Dude, come on. In almost every movie the bad guy has a british accent. It's obvious.
The EU is a free-trade union. You can im- and export any number of goods without paying custom fees... as far as I know. The company has only to pay the local sales tax... which is very low if Apples Music Store really resides in Luxembourg.fraggle said:
This could be true. I just hope they make the 0.99 cent price point.
1. If Apple really starts its iTunes store tomorrow in Germany as well as in other countries, they have a very hard time behind them, and maybe even ahead of them. German copyright laws are a lot stricter and more complicated than in other countries, and German record company executives are a lot more afraid of losing their distribution control to computer manufacturers than the men in grey of some other countries. Also, there have been very hard negotiations regarding licensing and copyright prices, rumor has it that Apple still is not willing to pay what the GEMA asks for because that would result in a very high price per single song. So negotiations seem to be going on. In fact, I only believe a German iTunes store if I see it tomorrow. And I can easily imagine some people still negotiating while I type.
2. If Apple adds Europe and offers a worldwide catalogue, they have made the impossible possible. I doubt that, even Apple can't do that. The fact that Apple could start iTMS in any country at all was based on making the record company executives understand that they (Apple) will stick to one of the most important "old world" record industry principles: Locally restricted (or constrained) content. There will be localized catalogues, I am very sure, and the value, the size of that catalogue will make iTMS successful in Europe - or not.
3. I want a portable WiFi-Mac the size of the Newton MP2100's screen running OS X and a docking station so I can use it as my main computer. I am sick and tired of using Palms and PocketPCs (yes, PocketPCs, they work well with Macs these days but they contain the ugly M-word) and I have no use for an iPod while knowing that there could be so much more in that tiny package.
4. Thanks for listening.
5. Excuse any grammar/spelling mistakes, I am a tourist.
2. If Apple adds Europe and offers a worldwide catalogue, they have made the impossible possible. I doubt that, even Apple can't do that.
The fact that Apple could start iTMS in any country at all was based on making the record company executives understand that they (Apple) will stick to one of the most important "old world" record industry principles: Locally restricted (or constrained) content. There will be localized catalogues, I am very sure, and the value, the size of that catalogue will make iTMS successful in Europe - or not.3. I want a portable WiFi-Mac the size of the Newton MP2100's screen running OS X and a docking station so I can use it as my main computer. I am sick and tired of using Palms and PocketPCs (yes, PocketPCs, they work well with Macs these days but they contain the ugly M-word) and I have no use for an iPod while knowing that there could be so much more in that tiny package.
4. Thanks for listening.
5. Excuse any grammar/spelling mistakes, I am a tourist.
webcast
will there be an international webcast? If so I would think that apple will release something more then just the Eruo-itunes. If you remember when they released the itunes for windows the us got a new version of itunes. I would also hope (and pray) for new hardware. The ipod has the potential to have some cool stuff.
1. The new firewire format
2. color screen
3. 60 to 80 gig hard drive.
just my opinion. I could be wrong.
will there be an international webcast? If so I would think that apple will release something more then just the Eruo-itunes. If you remember when they released the itunes for windows the us got a new version of itunes. I would also hope (and pray) for new hardware. The ipod has the potential to have some cool stuff.
1. The new firewire format
2. color screen
3. 60 to 80 gig hard drive.
just my opinion. I could be wrong.
The Cheat said:Then why are you listening to Kylie Minogue and Evanescence?
Sorry, but somebody had to say it.
Ha!
Stike said:
i really really wish they reach the 0.99 too. because they WILL lose if it's much higher.
it IS coming
BBC News 24's buisness section just said
"apple computers is planing a major sake up of internet music downloads today with the release of its iTunes music store in the UK"
and in the UK at least companies have to inform the markets of their activities (ones that may afect share price) beafore the close of markets on the previous trading day.
1.29 euro or 99p, SIGN ME UP 2 MAX OUT MY VISA.
BBC News 24's buisness section just said
"apple computers is planing a major sake up of internet music downloads today with the release of its iTunes music store in the UK"
and in the UK at least companies have to inform the markets of their activities (ones that may afect share price) beafore the close of markets on the previous trading day.
1.29 euro or 99p, SIGN ME UP 2 MAX OUT MY VISA.
while this is good news, from my point of view the sentence that claims that the service will come first to UK, France, and Germany isn't that promising. of course it's good for apple to start on the area that has most of the customers, but it would be much nicer for customers in EUROPE (not just in uk, france and germany) if the service launched europe wide right away
i've been waiting for this for quite some time and i'm still not getting it!! mrrh!
i've been waiting for this for quite some time and i'm still not getting it!! mrrh!
that's silly!
Sorry: even if I came to US as a tourist, still I couldn't buy anything on iTMS. For the very plain reason that to do that I'd need a billing account for my credit card located in US. That's killing your argument.
By the way, from Europe right now I *can* access iTMS, I *can* look at Music Videos and Movie Trailers, I *can* listen to previews. The only thing I can't do is buy. I don't need to come to US to do that.
By the way, the way you expressed your idea makes me change my mind about going on vacation to US. I prefer helping "my" European battered economy - my country first. Sorry.
rog said:
Sorry: even if I came to US as a tourist, still I couldn't buy anything on iTMS. For the very plain reason that to do that I'd need a billing account for my credit card located in US. That's killing your argument.
By the way, from Europe right now I *can* access iTMS, I *can* look at Music Videos and Movie Trailers, I *can* listen to previews. The only thing I can't do is buy. I don't need to come to US to do that.
By the way, the way you expressed your idea makes me change my mind about going on vacation to US. I prefer helping "my" European battered economy - my country first. Sorry.
grigio60 said:Sorry: even if I came to US as a tourist, still I couldn't buy anything on iTMS. For the very plain reason that to do that I'd need a billing account for my credit card located in US. That's killing your argument.
By the way, from Europe right now I *can* access iTMS, I *can* look at Music Videos and Movie Trailers, I *can* listen to previews. The only thing I can't do is buy. I don't need to come to US to do that.
By the way, the way you expressed your idea makes me change my mind about going on vacation to US. I prefer helping "my" European battered economy - my country first. Sorry.
I think he was having a laugh.