iTunes Europe Update
Apple's European chief, Pascal Cagni, promised "When we launch in Europe, we want to do it well". According to Cagni, they are still aiming for a 2004 release but acknowledges a few month delay.
Previous rumors had indicated that licensing issues have been holding back the launch of the European service.
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(View all)Bravo Apple.
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If they are going to have a Europe-wide site as well as a US site, why couldn't they just expand the current US site to itunes North America?
There were rumors of discussions going on last year, but it's been pretty quiet lately.
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Okay I had my moan, Apple , keep on releasing cool stuff, and services, and if you do it well, that means sync your stores in the US and Europe, so that all music is available everywhere, no 'import album' bull**** etc, Music is universal, and should univerally be available! Go get em! :)
This is a great market to enter and I want some of the music I can't get in the US.Bravo Apple.
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No doubt. This is one reason I think more US customers should be clamoring for iTunes worldwide. Not only would it mean that our friends elsewhere could use the iTMS, it would mean, theoretically (and I hope it means this), that we can have instant, inexpensive access to heretofore unavailable (or prohibitively expensive) songs.
I'm a fan of several Australian pop bands. Well, after their albums didn't do very well in the United States, their follow-ups are only available here (through Amazon, for example) as highly priced import CDs. Well, I don't want to pay $36.99 but I'd gladly pay $9.99 or $12.99.
What about Canada? You know, that place up north? We've had a (PC only) music download service operating since last fall, what's the hold up here?
If they are going to have a Europe-wide site as well as a US site, why couldn't they just expand the current US site to itunes North America?
It's never that simple. Canada is a different country, with its own laws. Any online music store has to negotiate with the country/territory in question, the record label and also publishers and artists themselves, depending on how each record contract was structured.
Add a dash of uniformed skepticism since the online music business is still a cottage industry and you can easily see how much progress Apple's made in a very short time.
So the question is, should Apple turn inpatient and accept any haphazard offering from a country/record label/publsher/artist.. or should it stay the course, blaze a new and smart trail, then introduce their online store with the ease of use and joy associated with the U.S.-based iTMS?
I think the latter.
Even though it might be delayed, it is good news to have iTunes in Europe. This is a great market to enter and I want some of the music I can't get in the US.
Bravo Apple.
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My prog band is on iTunes domestically, but there is a whopping HUGE prog fan base in Europe we would love to reach. If our album and songs are available on the new iTunes Europe site, life would be grand...
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