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iTunes Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway

Wohooo... could be nice if it was true. It also makes sense that they relate it to the tiger release - give people an apple chock-treatment :D

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rockthecasbah said:
"DeEr Misster MaC rumours>
RusseLL CrowE dun FounDed out NeW Itunes storss! THEy R SweedIsH, Gurman, DenmRk, and = Switzzenfligen. IF yoo d0nT lik dis, I wiL FITe Yoo!"
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I think they did quite well to get Norway out of 'Gurman' :rolleyes:
 
Alasta said:
It's interesting that itunes.co.nz is still registered to a private individual in Dunedin, but I guess this needn't necessarily affect the launch of the service in New Zealand, given that it's accessed through iTunes anyway.
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Nope, that's not going to affect anything. itunes.co.uk wasn't owned by Apple either when the UK store went online (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/06/apple_itunescouk_domain_dispute/)
 
Now, there is Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.

Isn't there like two countries missing? :)

[I know that officially only those three are part of Scandinavia]
 
You know your company has made it when Russell Crowe starts showing up in spoilers.

Next thing you know the president of the United States will-- what? He's already got an iPod?
 
Scandinavia has a lot of domestic music - appr. 40%. It will be interesting to see if iTMS will carry some of the local artists.
 
i just did a search on the us itunes store and you can buy the russell crowe track that started his talking about the au release.
just don't make the mistake that i did and listen to the preview :eek:
 
abc123 said:
i just did a search on the us itunes store and you can buy the russell crowe track that started his talking about the au release.
just don't make the mistake that i did and listen to the preview :eek:
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Well spotted. :p
 
Mac said:
Scandinavia has a lot of domestic music - appr. 40%. It will be interesting to see if iTMS will carry some of the local artists.
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They allready have some of it. More of this kind of Norwegian music would be great, tho. Like Antestor and such.
 
I wonder if Liechtenstein will have access to the swiss iTunes? I THINK they use the Swiss Franc although they are printed with Liechtenstein information on them. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
 
Swissboy said:
I have seen an internal document for iTunes Switzerland

Price (in CHF)

1.25 CHF per song

This seems like a very good price point (if this price is final for 28th). Please do not forget we are NOT EU members so comparing the difference too the Euro/Pound is of no relevance to us Swiss people.
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Yes I agree. mycokemusic.ch only gives you CHF 1.25 per song, if you cough up CHF 100.00 in advance.
 
swissmann said:
I wonder if Liechtenstein will have access to the swiss iTunes? I THINK they use the Swiss Franc although they are printed with Liechtenstein information on them. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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There's no "liechtenstein information" on the currency - they simply use the Swiss Franc and there's a customs union between the two countries. It would be very likely that people from Liechtenstein can buy in the Swiss store.
 
swissmann said:
I wonder if Liechtenstein will have access to the swiss iTunes? I THINK they use the Swiss Franc although they are printed with Liechtenstein information on them. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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I don't know if Liechtenstein will have access to the Swiss iTMS. They're an independent country. But economically, Liechtenstein is part of Switzerland as the two countries have a customs union meaning that Swiss Customs Services and Swiss Border Patrol guard the border between Liechtenstein and Austria. You're right they use the Swiss Franc but don't have separate banknotes or coins. They do have their own stamps and telephone network, though.

Edit: pkis beat me to it :) And he's probably right, there's no reason why people in Liechtenstein shouldn't be able to buy from the Swiss iTMS as the Swiss labels probably own the rights for the territory of Liechtenstein, too.
 
Swissfondue said:
Yes I agree. mycokemusic.ch only gives you CHF 1.25 per song, if you cough up CHF 100.00 in advance.
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if it ever works - they've been having technical difficulties ever since the store was launched. Plus the DRM used there is ridiculous (you can copy songs purchased from there only 5 times to your external player before the song deactivates itself). I wouldn't even mind paying 1.50 per song as long as we get the same DRM as in every other iTMS. My guess is that a song costs 1.50 Fr. - which is the same as the 99 Euro cents they cost everywhere else in Europe.
But one also has to consider that music has traditionally been cheaper in Switzerland than in other parts of Europe. While an average CD in a larger store costs about 15 Euros in Germany, it only costs about 12 in Switzerland.
 
pkis said:
if it ever works - they've been having technical difficulties ever since the store was launched. Plus the DRM used there is ridiculous (you can copy songs purchased from there only 5 times to your external player before the song deactivates itself). I wouldn't even mind paying 1.50 per song as long as we get the same DRM as in every other iTMS. My guess is that a song costs 1.50 Fr. - which is the same as the 99 Euro cents they cost everywhere else in Europe.
But one also has to consider that music has traditionally been cheaper in Switzerland than in other parts of Europe. While an average CD in a larger store costs about 15 Euros in Germany, it only costs about 12 in Switzerland.
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I still hope a song will cost something around CHF 1.25 otherwise a complete album of more 12 or more tracks would be more expensive than the CD when bought from one of the nationwide chain stores.
 
Zaty said:
I don't know if Liechtenstein will have access to the Swiss iTMS. They're an independent country. But economically, Liechtenstein is part of Switzerland as the two countries have a customs union meaning that Swiss Customs Services and Swiss Border Patrol guard the border between Liechtenstein and Austria. You're right they use the Swiss Franc but don't have separate banknotes or coins. They do have their own stamps and telephone network, though.

Edit: pkis beat me to it :) And he's probably right, there's no reason why people in Liechtenstein shouldn't be able to buy from the Swiss iTMS as the Swiss labels probably own the rights for the territory of Liechtenstein, too.
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It was the stamps that I remember. I knew there was something like that. Thanks to you and to pkis.
 
European Geography 101

sebisworld said:
Now, there is Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.

Isn't there like two countries missing? :)

[I know that officially only those three are part of Scandinavia]
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Did you check which EU countries (apart from the UK) already have the ITMS?

Righteo, the Eurozone ones. And that includes, yes?, exactly, Finland.

ITMS goes more by currencies than by countries (which is also why Liechtensteinians will for sure be able to buy songs in the Swiss ITMS).

Now, talking of Scandinavia, there's still two countries missing. Iceland and Russia. Yes, Russian Karelia (I say, Whatson, doesn't that ring a bell?) is part of Scandinavia too. Will they get the ITMS? Hm, One should be able to buy Björk in her own place of origin, but my wild guess is that Icelanders will have to stick to buying local reels on CD for the time to come. As much as ITMS won't compete against mp3 in their own back yard any time soon.


Andreas

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