NZ Store Open

[Nermal]

Apple now has an NZ website here, complete with online store. No sign of iTunes yet, but hopefully it's coming

Edit: There's a banner advertising iTunes on the site, but it doesn't seem to link to it. It's also not listed in the country dropdown. I suspect that this is a "placeholder" site ready for an announcement later today.

Edit 2: Songs are $1.79 each, or $17.99 for an album. Games are $7.99.

 

[pknz]

Yes iTS is there too...however I don't think we can actually sign up as yet, NZ hasn't appeared in the list.

Have the prices changed on Apple products?

 

[Nermal]

Have the prices changed on Apple products?

Yes. The 15" 2.33 GHz MBP was $5049 and is now $4749. I don't know what any of the other "old" prices were.

Edit: TotallyMac seems to still have the old prices for everything.

 

[pknz]

Mmmm so much fun configuring Macs in NZ dollars

 

[smurfjammer]

But from where?

Do we know if Apple products are direct from Apple?

 

[HexMonkey]

Here's Apple's press release.

 

[simX]

The announcement will be tomorrow. I have two RSS entries in my feed aggregator, one from Apple Hot News and one from Apple Press Releases. Both redirect to the URL http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/dec/06itunes.html , which doesn't actually exist yet (UPDATE: err now it does). Given the number "06" right before "itunes.html", it looks like Apple will officially open it tomorrow. (This matches up with the URLs of other press releases.)

The Hot News item summary says:

Apple today launched the iTunes Store in New Zealand, giving New Zealanders access to outstanding local music and the same innovative features, breakthrough pricing and seamless integration with iPod that have made iTunes the most popular music jukebox and online music store in the world. Apple today also opened the online Apple Store New Zealand, where customers can quickly and conveniently purchase Apple’s complete lineup of innovative products.

 

[lduncan]

The announcement will be tomorrow. .. Given the number "06" right before "itunes.html", it looks like Apple will officially open it tomorrow. (This matches up with the URLs of other press releases.)

Tomorrow in the States is the same as today in NZ

Layton

 

[simX]

Tomorrow in the States is the same as today in NZ

Layton

Yeah I just realized that.

 

[smurfjammer]

iTunes store now open

The New Zealand iTunes store is now open for business

Shame that it's a bit thin on the content