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Well its finally nearly here! about time too.
But $1.80 A track?! grrrrr.....*hugs bittorrent*
iTunes music store set to open
By Jano Gibson
April 26, 2005 - 4:01PM
The US shopfront of Apple's iTunes Music Store.
Australians will be able to legally download music to iPod players as early as Thursday after Russell Crowe revealed the launch date of Apple's iTunes digital music store in Australia.
The launch date has been a tightly-kept secret up until now, with Apple and record labels refusing to divulge exactly when the digital music store will open in Australia.
The US version of iTunes, which is only available to US credit card holders, has sold more than 300 million songs at a cost of $1.27 per track.
But actor, and occasional-rocker, Russell Crowe told 2UE's John Laws that iTunes Australia would cost $1.80 per track, a Queensland newspaper reports.
Apple Australia's spokeswoman, Martha Raupp, refused to answer questions relating to iTunes.
"It hasn't been announced and we don't comment on things that haven't been announced," she said.
iTunes is the only site where iPod users can legally download songs.
But other digital music sites in Australia, such as Creative, who cater solely for Windows-based mp3 players, charge $1.49 per track.
"Our primary focus is to set prices that ensure our product is always better value and more convenient to purchase than physical product," Creative Music Store CEO, Sudhanshu Sarronwala, said.
A number of people posting messages on the AppleTalk Australia website, a discussion board for Apple Macintosh users, said they would prefer to buy CDs if the cost of iTunes's tracks is set at $1.80.
"That would be suicide. They need to be $15 max otherwise people will just go to Big W and buy them (CDs)," one person said.
The cost of tracks is largely determined by record companies, Mr Sarronwala said.
"Pricing is largely set by the recording industry and applies across the board to all digital music companies. The industry sets the wholesale prices, and from that retailers set their retail prices, meaning variations between the key players are not generally that dramatic," he said.
Crowe said songs he had recorded since the break-up of his band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunt, would be available when iTunes launches.
The global digital music market was worth more than $422 million in 2004 and is expected to double in value this year, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
But $1.80 A track?! grrrrr.....*hugs bittorrent*
iTunes music store set to open
By Jano Gibson
April 26, 2005 - 4:01PM
The US shopfront of Apple's iTunes Music Store.
Australians will be able to legally download music to iPod players as early as Thursday after Russell Crowe revealed the launch date of Apple's iTunes digital music store in Australia.
The launch date has been a tightly-kept secret up until now, with Apple and record labels refusing to divulge exactly when the digital music store will open in Australia.
The US version of iTunes, which is only available to US credit card holders, has sold more than 300 million songs at a cost of $1.27 per track.
But actor, and occasional-rocker, Russell Crowe told 2UE's John Laws that iTunes Australia would cost $1.80 per track, a Queensland newspaper reports.
Apple Australia's spokeswoman, Martha Raupp, refused to answer questions relating to iTunes.
"It hasn't been announced and we don't comment on things that haven't been announced," she said.
iTunes is the only site where iPod users can legally download songs.
But other digital music sites in Australia, such as Creative, who cater solely for Windows-based mp3 players, charge $1.49 per track.
"Our primary focus is to set prices that ensure our product is always better value and more convenient to purchase than physical product," Creative Music Store CEO, Sudhanshu Sarronwala, said.
A number of people posting messages on the AppleTalk Australia website, a discussion board for Apple Macintosh users, said they would prefer to buy CDs if the cost of iTunes's tracks is set at $1.80.
"That would be suicide. They need to be $15 max otherwise people will just go to Big W and buy them (CDs)," one person said.
The cost of tracks is largely determined by record companies, Mr Sarronwala said.
"Pricing is largely set by the recording industry and applies across the board to all digital music companies. The industry sets the wholesale prices, and from that retailers set their retail prices, meaning variations between the key players are not generally that dramatic," he said.
Crowe said songs he had recorded since the break-up of his band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunt, would be available when iTunes launches.
The global digital music market was worth more than $422 million in 2004 and is expected to double in value this year, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
