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iTunes Store Available in Australia Very Soon

Posted by timothy on from the wendell-white-kicks-apple-butt dept.

tintub writes "New Zealander Russell Crowe has probably infuriated Apple by revealing the launch date of the iTunes store in Australia. Apparently it will be open as early as tomorrow (Thursday), selling tracks for AU$1.80 each. Personally I think this is too much, but I'm glad it's finally available in Australia. Now, when's Amazon coming?"

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  1. Apple style exchange rates by gstone · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is yet another example of Apple's idea of gouging prices using inflated exchange rates. One example is the Mac Mini: $US500 in the 'states, but selling for $AUD800. On today's exchange rate, $US500 is around $AUD645. Now that's a $155 gouge, and a pretty painful one at that.

    And by Apple's recent standrds, that is actually quite low. There was a time recently when it was cheaper to purchase a return air ticket from Sydney to Hawaii and buy a 17" powerbook in $US, than it was to pay the exorbitenly inflated price in AUD that Apple was charging locally.

    Now, with their online music store, they are charging $AUD1.80 for exactly the same songs which cost $US0.99 -- yet another blatant rip off. Again, on today's exchange rate, that is a markup of over 40%! When will Apple learn that people in Australia aren't stupid and that we can actually read sites outside Australia -- and apply a simple conversion.