there are 22 iTS now.
there are still 171 countries without an iTunes store.
some facts to note:
there are no South American stores.
there are no African stores.
and none in Asia except for Japan (South Korea?)
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Apple Launches New Zealand iTunes and Online Apple Stores
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and none in Asia except for Japan (South Korea?)
I've already bought an album, a single song (for an album I already have, but skips during that song), checked for album art, and bought an ipod game.
Mostly for the sake of novelty, I guess.
Interestingly, I think the songs are priced at NZ$1.79, which is cheaper than the AUS$1.79? Maybe it's the competition here with digirama, coke tunes, and that other new one.
Mostly for the sake of novelty, I guess.
Interestingly, I think the songs are priced at NZ$1.79, which is cheaper than the AUS$1.79? Maybe it's the competition here with digirama, coke tunes, and that other new one.
Well, some people are just never happy
When the US store started there were only 250,000 songs. You guys started with over 2 million. Give it a few weeks/months and more will be added.
Well, some people are just never happy
When the US store started there were only 250,000 songs. You guys started with over 2 million. Give it a few weeks/months and more will be added.
What's annoying is that you can only buy two or three individual songs off of some albums, while having to pay the full price to get all of them. I blame the record industry.
It's not good enough. That's not what iTunes is supposed to be about.
Give it time. I seem to remember hearing the the US iTunes store didn't have much in it either in comparison when it first opened. I am sure that there will be a whole load of artists queing up to get their stuff loaded now that the store has opened.
Someone living under a rock?
Would it be MagnumMac by chance?
you should check out their Auckland Showroom...
Negative votes
Perhaps the negative votes are for the rather large gulf between the prices in the US store and the NZ one?
I looked up an educational Macbook Pro NZ against a non-edu one from the US (this is how my setup works, my missus is a student here).
The US one was 800NZD less, although the NZ one did have sales tax on it. Even after you start crunching those numbers, you're looking at at least 400NZD, which is 275USD.
That's a pretty big shipping charge.
Perhaps the negative votes are for the rather large gulf between the prices in the US store and the NZ one?
I looked up an educational Macbook Pro NZ against a non-edu one from the US (this is how my setup works, my missus is a student here).
The US one was 800NZD less, although the NZ one did have sales tax on it. Even after you start crunching those numbers, you're looking at at least 400NZD, which is 275USD.
That's a pretty big shipping charge.
Some people have voted "negative" on this story!
If I had any doubts that people click randomly when rating stories, they have now been erased.
Unless somebody can enlighten me as to why this is an unfortunate event.
Because we want one in South Africa too!
Apple India store please.
We have had a catalog Apple store for two years now. We deserve better!
Unlike the Chinese, Indians do buy CDs. But, to counter the ever-increasing piracy, we need iTs here!!! All we have is lame Windows-only WMA-DRM'ed crap! Even then, these stores do record decent sales.
We have had a catalog Apple store for two years now. We deserve better!
Unlike the Chinese, Indians do buy CDs. But, to counter the ever-increasing piracy, we need iTs here!!! All we have is lame Windows-only WMA-DRM'ed crap! Even then, these stores do record decent sales.
Maybe Apple might start running its Get a Mac ads on NZ TV as well as the ones for buying tracks from the iTunes NZ music store????
Some people have voted "negative" on this story!
If I had any doubts that people click randomly when rating stories, they have now been erased.
Unless somebody can enlighten me as to why this is an unfortunate event.
I'm sure some record label execs who lurk MR aren't happy with the price scheme present in the store (they don;t get royalties for each computer sold with speakers, so they assume it would only be fair to double the price point), hence the negative votes
Thank you!
Indeed, we do exist... some of us have even heard of these strange machines, "computers" they seem to call them!!
Do you know what other countries in Central and South America do not have an iTunes Store?
You mean apart from "none of them"??
Ah well, at least things are still moving and the iTS hasn't stagnated.
Welcome aboard to our cousins from the Shaky Isles. How come you guys get the Red iPods and we don't?