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ITunes Australia Goes Live

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-cure-in-sight dept.

daria42 writes "ITunes Australia has finally gone live, after more than a year of waiting. Apple is holding a press conference in Sydney this morning to officially launch the service to the media, but the store has already opened. Like the Japanese ITunes store, it looks like Sony-BMG is not participating."

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  1. Frist P5ot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know what the sad thing is? This idiot editor ScuttleMonkey picked from an obviously massive number of iTunes Australia submissions the one that doesn't write iTunes correctly.

    GG SCUTTLEMONKEY! Want a free Ipod?

  2. Super by Concerned+Onlooker · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's great, but I just hope it doesn't scratch easily.

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    1. Re:Super by bach37 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, you could just sue.

  3. I tried it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I tried it, but the songs were upside down.

    1. Re:I tried it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Don't be an idiot, everyone knows they are not upside down, they are reversed.

  4. In other news, Madonna . . . by weighn · · Score: 4, Funny
    . . . has begun buying all her tracks from iTunes in an effort to stop others from downloading them.

    A spokeswoman from Warner, Maverick's parent company, declined to comment.

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  5. Re:True fans don't rip off their artists. by weighn · · Score: 4, Funny
    True fans don't rip off their artists.

    That's right, Jim. We leave that up to Sony.
    Badda-ching!! I got more, I got more...

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  6. It's a shame there's no Sony by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cause we won't be able to download the lastest Australian Idol releases...wait did I say shame?

  7. Re:True fans don't rip off their artists. by heinousjay · · Score: 2, Funny

    As recording artist "Tool" noted

    I love "Tool." He's hot.

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  8. Re:Global store? by JWW · · Score: 2, Funny

    The record companies. The songs are licensed for sale in one country only. Apple would love to be able to offer their entire catalog to anybody anywhere, but the record companies won't allow that. They have to negotiate completely separate licensing agreements for each country.

    What, are the record companies stupid or something? ... oh, wait, nevermind.

  9. Re:Mistakes a plenty... by NineNine · · Score: 3, Funny

    cAlm dOwn, fAnboy. aPple dOesn't rEad sLashdot. nO bRownie pOints fOr pRosletyzing hEre.

  10. Re:Global store? by pookemon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because we are "downunder" you have to invert the soundwaves so that they'll play correctly on our equipment.

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