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April 27, 2005
iTunes definitely here tomorrow. Possibly.
Apple Insider has put together all the omens, and it's convinced Apple will open its local iTunes Music Store tomorrow.
The intelligence - hopefully more reliable than that Weapons of Mass Destruction stuff - is this:
- Russell Crowe recently told radio listeners the iTunes music store would be selling his stuff for $A1.80 a track on April 28.
- Local DJ Bexta says conversations with ones and zeroes will be one of the first albums on sale, and music industry sources claim Apple has arranged a massive advertising campaign for tomorrow.
Apple Insider says it has confirmed that Apple Australia now owns the itunes.com.au domain. But today, at least, clicking on it gets you nowhere.
Posted by cw at April 27, 2005 09:50 AM
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the age is reporting that it's here alredy.
Posted by: jc at April 27, 2005 04:18 PM
mangled formatting on the link to The Age in the last post? it looked fine in the post preview.
Posted by: jc at April 27, 2005 05:30 PM
OK. I've fixed it for you.
Posted by: cw at April 27, 2005 05:40 PM
At a $1.69 a song! 16 tracks (average size for pop CD) means $27.40 and I have to provide the hardware, the track is compressed, and has digital rights management software clogging it up. And its dedicated to best use on their overpriced and under engineered ipods! I don't think so. itunes can whistle for my custom until they can come in under 99c Australian per track.
Posted by: tflip at April 27, 2005 09:40 PM
You're right. It does look just a touch on the expensive side. Apart from being compressed, and severely limited in terms of what you can play it with, there's no CD, no printed cover, and if what Steve Jobs has said is true, the margin for the retailer has pretty much all been snuffled by the recording studios.
Posted by: cw at April 28, 2005 07:56 AM