Have a Question with International iTunes/Stores.
You see,
some songs/albums i would like to purchase have not yet been added to U.S. iTunes, and i did some exploring on some webpages, and found that there are international iTunes stores.
And I was just curious why i wasn't able to purchase something in the Japanese iTunes store,
Currency?
or would i have to be a citizen?
what is the whole situation
thanks
---Andy:D
Not sure about the official version but to me it is all about controlling the market. Apple will say it is a record label issue. One thing is for sure though, Apple are using their market share to overly inflate prices. Take Australia as a case in point.
We pay about 50% more for music here on iTunes than the US, why is this, mmmmmm might be something to do with the fact that we do not have access to Amazon.com music or Wal-Mart. In the UK Apple was forced to lower its rates to the same as the EU. Australia does not have the economic muscle so the prices are inflated because Apple can.
Currently the exchange rate is pretty close to 1-1 so how come we are paying (not me personally) $1.69 for the same track that sells for US$0.99
And the industry wonders why normal law abiding people turn to piracy. Hello music industry, there is a global economy happening, get to grips with it.
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