iPhoto Development for Europe?

It's really about time Apple gets this done. I couldn't imaging using iPhoto as much as I do if I couldn't order prints. It's just not as attractive a program without that option.

Apple are finally realizing that life exists outside the US borders...

I can see this as being nothing but a good thing for our friends across the pond. One click purchase (or a few clicks) of photos you've taken with very little cash outlay and no waste of print materials is a wonderful way of being able to have and share your photos with folks who don't have a computer.

Kudos, Apple.

(ps) how 'bout that run-on sentence structure?

What I find odd is that ofoto didn't have this capability previously... I mean, I work for an online digital photofinisher, and we don't have nearly the resources of ofoto, and yet we ship globally... and have shipped globally for at least the last two years.

Alia

I didn't even know that this feature wasn't available outside of Europe. I guess I'm just an ignorant American. ;)

P-Worm

Sorry for this rant, but here we go...

Originally posted by Macrumors
MacWorld.co.uk reports that Apple is still trying to provide photo-print services for european iPhoto users:

You know this gets me a little ticked off. Now I don't want to start World War 3 here, but I have heard so much "Apple doesn't care about its international users, Apple is a stupid ignorant American company, Apple does know a world exists outside of the US." People that say things like this make it seem like Apple just doesn't give a damn about the their international customers, but this is simply not true. The article states that Apple is still trying, not that they decided this past weekend to start negotiations to achieve the 1-click photo buying option. While it doesn't give a date, I suspect Apple has been working for this for a long time, and has just had problems trying to get a solution that would work for all European countries.

What do you want Apple to do? They are trying to do it; that is all we can ask for. They were not giving international users the finger this whole time. Stop pretending like they were.

I used iPhoto to order prints recently and the service was very good.

That said, I just needed to order another hundred prints and went with another provider, very well respected and uses the latest laser printers, but they charge 0.29 per print and Apple charges 0.49 (4x6). Yeah, I had to use their less elegant software (OSX native though) but I saved twenty bucks, and I'm sure the other lab isn't loosing money.

Apple would keep my business if they were price competive. There's very little added value to the Apple service, save for two drag & drops.

You may rant, but do you know how frustrating it is for us living outside the US?

Originally posted by Freg3000
Sorry for this rant, but here we go...

We pay the same price for an OS as the amercans do (in some cases, more)... but don't get the full benefits.

Sherlock, it looks pretty good, but its next to useless outside the US borders.

IMO, we have a right to be pissed off with Apple for dragging its heels.

Photo processing exists in Europe and elsewhere.. its not unique to the US. Microsoft can sort out similar services, why can't Apple? And please, don't tell me its resources... Apple have local offices around the world, these sorts of negioations can be sorted out locally.

We, outside the US have a reason to be unset by Apple's treatment - we get treated second best.

Originally posted by Stella
You may rant, but do you know how frustrating it is for us living outside the US?

There really is no way for me to really understand how international customers feel, but I do sympathize. Really I do. I'd be angry if some things weren't available to me.

But, you can't vent that frustration by saying Apple hates the world outside of America. It is obvious to me that they are trying. What's holding them up? I don't know. I wish I did, but I don't. The one thing I am pretty sure about is that Apple is not sitting idly and doing nothing. I mean, if we weren't "in the know" and didn't know how bad Motorola was at making chips, people would blame Apple for not wanting to make fast computers? Or that they thought that computers were fast enough already and didn't need to go faster? No, we know the real answer-that Moto suckls for making fast chips.

Something is holding Apple up, and I don't know what it is. But I do know that they are trying. If that isn't good enough for you, and every other international user, I am sorry.

>But, you can't vent that frustration by saying Apple hates the
>world outside of America

For some non US person to say that - they'd have to be very bitter indeed!! :-)

It just seems that Apple drags their heels when it comes to issues from outside the US borders.. However, they were very quick to introduce the French noise restrictions in the iPod! (and thus affecting all EU - non French models) ;-) But I shouldn't mention that, because thats also a very touchy subject.