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iTMS Launches in Japan

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the big-in-japan dept.

ickoonite writes "The iTunes Music Store has finally come to the Land of the Rising Sun! After months of tricky negotiations, Apple has reached agreements with 15 record companies for the supply of around 1 million tracks, with per-track prices between ¥150 and ¥200. AppleInsider also has some blurb, and Apple has an (English) press release on the launch is here. The question now is: 'Where next?'"

4 of 251 comments (clear)

  1. First Post Wishful Thinking by gbulmash · · Score: 2, Funny
    Where next? Here's the roadmap.

    ITMS Ankh Morpork (running on Hex OS)
    ITMS Xanth (running on Com-Pewter OS)
    ITMS Amber (running on Ghostwheel OS)
    ...

    - Greg

    --
    Start a happiness pandemic
  2. sweet by iomanip · · Score: 2, Funny

    japanese pop, here I come

  3. Re:Song prices by b4stard · · Score: 4, Funny

    I find the piracy model to be superior and expect large parts of the japanese market to do the same.

    If only the music industry would embrace p2p as a pr-channel similar to radio. Of course, not being able to bribe DJ's could damage the popularity of Britney Spears.

  4. Re:Song prices by blackicye · · Score: 2, Funny

    "before hitting the mideast for some far out hindi rhythm"

    I think you'll be disappointed when you figure out that you won't be finding any Hindi rhythm in the Middle-East.