for a long while as i look at my TV shows I have felt bad that the UK and Asia have not had shows. Finally I can watch my shows somewhat guilt free.
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Or even more shameful is how most most Americans forget where the language they use actually came from.
In it's height the United Kingdom ruled 72% of the globe, spanning 3 continents. Not bad for such a small country who spread the English language to the outer reaches of the world. It's not our fault that the American's can't use the English language they were taught properly!
But it is what the vast majority of consumers want.
The Music Industry didn't want anything to do with digital downloads full stop.
About time...
now all we need is some decent content (Dr Who, B5 etc?) and better prices.
Don't think I'll be holding my breath though
now all we need is some decent content (Dr Who, B5 etc?) and better prices.
Don't think I'll be holding my breath
though
I did they that remark in Jest.. I didn't add the smiley to make it more obvious...
But thinking about it... Whats so good about the UK? I can't think of many, which is why I left... Canada feels more like home than the UK ever did. Perhaps I was Canadian in a past life!!!
I'm surprised the lack of British content... no doubt they'll follow in time. It'll be interesting to see BBC content up there... a BBC show appears just after the time that its broadcast on TV... and Apple expect you to pay for the show again... after already paying for it with the BBC license fee! Being charged twice. Better hope the BBC iPlayer appears on the Mac sooner than later. The iPlayer surely would be the preferred media for watching BBC shows for this reason?
Are you a member of this labour government's propaganda squad
Yeah it's one of the best countries for being the worst, you name it, teenage pregnancies, druggies, drinking, violence, crime, benefit fraud, health, being a child, litter, social cohesion etc, you name it, you'd struggle to find such a top achiever as us (Blighty) in all the "Worst of" tables anywhere in the developing world.
Makes you proud hey
Britain - Land of ASBO glory!
For free healthcare read shoddy, dirty healthcare. Don't fall for the NHS is great propaganda, go check out some other European countries and realise (considering the taxes the middle classes pay) that we live in a rapidly declining dump! - no wonder record numbers of people are leaving each year.
Surely, if you're from the UK originally, you'll realise Britain isn't a country - and therefore, by definition, can't be a "crap country" as you say.
I'll agree wholehartedly that England is crap though. Scotland's where it's at, especially with our sexy new Glasgow store (plus where else could you see a stabbing outside an Apple Store?)
I won't be using iTunes for TV shows. Maybe if they'd been even £1.29 I'd have been tempted, but at £1.89 it's just a bloddy rip off.
Are you a member of this labour government's propaganda squad
Yeah it's one of the best countries for being the worst, you name it, teenage pregnancies, druggies, drinking, violence, crime, benefit fraud, health, being a child, litter, social cohesion etc, you name it, you'd struggle to find such a top achiever as us (Blighty) in all the "Worst of" tables anywhere in the developing world.
Makes you proud hey
Britain - Land of ASBO glory!
For free healthcare read shoddy, dirty healthcare. Don't fall for the NHS is great propaganda, go check out some other European countries and realise (considering the taxes the middle classes pay) that we live in a rapidly declining dump! - no wonder record numbers of people are leaving each year.
Are you a member of the Daily Mail reading squad?
The UK is no-where near as 'bad' as the media loves to portray. We have an excellent standard of living and the NHS, while not perfect by any means, isn't as bad as made out.
The hotel I work at in London has huge amounts of guests who fly into the country just to use our health service.
Unfortunately the traditional British stoical attitude seems to have morphed into abject negativity, fuelled by the media.
Only here would exam pass grades get better year on year only to have the media say the exams are too easy rather than admit education may actually be better!
Surely, if you're from the UK originally, you'll realise Britain isn't a country - and therefore, by definition, can't be a "crap country" as you say.
well said sir!!! people need to wise up before posting
I won't be using iTunes for TV shows. Maybe if they'd been even £1.29 I'd have been tempted, but at £1.89 it's just a bloddy rip off.
yep.. it's a direct £1 = $1 ratio with the US store..
if the movies are £9.99 or something similar, then i can't see many people buying them.
the only time i'll buy tv shows is if i miss an episode or if i'm on the move and desperately need to watch it..
otherwise, my skyhd box will have it recorded in superior quality anyway.
but who knows.. my tune might change when all the new seasons start - prison break, lost, heroes etc..
would be cool to actually watch a few episodes in the gym on a new widescreen ipod
Hey - here in T.O, its early in the morning and I haven't had coffee yet.
I lived there for over 20 years...
I lived there for over 20 years...
Surely, if you're from the UK originally, you'll realise Britain isn't a country - and therefore, by definition, can't be a "crap country" as you say.
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Its no wonder the favourite place is the pub - drown the sorrows!
Exams: Its a no win situation - exams pass rate rises and exams are getting easier ; if they fall, teachers aren't doing their job, and the students are slacking.
Its never generally seen as: teachers are great, students are achieving, and thus education standards are rising..
Negativity all round!!
I suppose it's good Apple have remembered we exist but I'm not really a fan of American TV and they are way too expensive
Britain is exactly what you choose to make of it.
For me it is nature filled walks through green and beautiful fields and woodlands - an emerald paradise.
For others it is a seedy little place viewed with malice and suspicion from behind the curtained windows of their pot smoke filled bedrooms in between levels of the many mega-death urban destruction simulators that are so popular on the gaming consoles of the times.
For me it is nature filled walks through green and beautiful fields and woodlands - an emerald paradise.
For others it is a seedy little place viewed with malice and suspicion from behind the curtained windows of their pot smoke filled bedrooms in between levels of the many mega-death urban destruction simulators that are so popular on the gaming consoles of the times.
I brought the Planet Earth DVD box set.
Maybe I should have stolen it, as I've already paid the license fee?
I was really looking forward to being able to download TV programs from iTunes in the UK. Unfortunately after looking at the prices I am beginning to have second thoughts. For a complete season/series of Lost (23 episodes) it costs £32.99 GBP to download via iTunes (about $61
Does apple just remove the $ sign and replace it with a £.
RIP OFF BRITAIN
It's not just Apple, it's all the media in your country. In any case, the prices are, when you compare to DVD, about the same in the states. A season of a show costs $35 here, and DVD sets are $30-40 (for the most part). The other thing to consider is the taxes you pay - do your downloads include your national sales tax/GST? That's about 17%, right? That means the pretax price is 1.61GBP, or about $3.25... which brings us to...
That's $11+ an hour. In the US, or federal minimum wage is about HALF that (I'm not kidding). Even in my state which is rolling out increased minimum wage over the next 18 months or so, it's going to only be $7.25, and that's 18-24 months from now - it's UNDER $6 right now.
You pay more for everything, but you also make more.
Depends very much on how much treatment you need. I have Cystic Fibrosis which is a chronic genetic illness. My healthcare is very good and very cheap (free at the point of use) compared to how I would be if we had a US-style private system.
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Does it mean anything extra that (selected) UK journalists are being asked to attend the BBC studios at 6pm to watch the LIVE feed of Apple Special Event?
Obviously big news
They often show keynotes from the BBC studios for the British press who cant make it to California. The UK is the 2nd or 3rd biggest market for Apple so large scale press coverage here is important for them too.
yeah, i thought they did it in the past, but this obviously means that it's going to be big news..
as usual, i can't wait!! our second baby is due in the next 2 weeks, so could theoretically be any time soon!!
hope not on the evening (uk time) of sept 5th though
yeah, i thought they did it in the past, but this obviously means that it's going to be big news..
as usual, i can't wait!! our second baby is due in the next 2 weeks, so could theoretically be any time soon!!
hope not on the evening (uk time) of sept 5th though
lol... do hospitals have Wifi? hmmm
No, it is not 18,000. It's 23,244 (447 a week) according to National Office Statistic. But let's not labour on this point because there is a funny Tory vs. Labour argument going on here!