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Apple Music Store Coming to Europe & iTunes in China

Posted by Hemos on from the launching-into-the-new-world dept.

frankie writes "As reported everywhere, Apple is holding a press conference in London on Tuesday June 15. The entirely un-subtle official sound bite is "the biggest story in music is about to get even bigger", not what we've come to expect from Lord Steve." Or read through the Reuters report. In other news, it appears that Apple has struck a deal with China's second larger computer manufacturer to preinstall iTunes.

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  1. double standards? by Starla+LeSalle · · Score: -1, Troll

    While I'm sure it's all fine and dandy that Apple is now bringing more capitalism to China, you have to think, if Microsoft was doing this with Windows Media Player, you guys would be having a fit. There's a lot of double standards when it comes to Apple and Microsoft, and personally, I think that if given the right circumstances, Apple would've made all the same anticompetitive decisions that Microsoft has. Not that I'm denouncing either. It's a cut-throat world and you've gotta survive and thrive.

    Then again, what do the chinese listen to, anyway?

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  2. Sound bite is wrong... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "the biggest story in music is about to get even bigger"

    should read:

    "the biggest ego in selling music is about to get even bigger"

    C'mon Steve, quit kidding yourself. All you are is a bog-standard online shop, nothing more, nothing less. You most certainly don't warrant calling yourself part of the music industry, you're just tagging along for the glamourous rock-star ride when really, you're just a geek like us...

  3. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...music pirate you!

  4. Re:You're implying... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    He wasn't implying anything of the sort, you fucking jew. There are more colours than black and white in this world you know, there are more political ideologies than "communism" and "capitalism." Get your FAT FUCKING AMERICAN HEAD OUT OF YOUR FAT FUCKING AMERICAN ASS AND OPEN YOUR FUCKING EYES, you mindless corporate drone. I'd like to see you dead. Not only you, but your entire fucking country of fat, ignorant, brainless slobs, enslaved under television and chained to mediocrity for the rest of your goddamned pointless lives. If you were here and there was a gun in my hand I'd fucking KILL YOU. I am not even JOKING.