Entries from October 2005

Step by step through iTunes

Date October 25, 2005

Here’s my blow by blow of the new AU ITMS
Signed up no problem, they were very eager to get credit card and personal info.
Range of songs seems good.
Intensive Care by Robbie Williams is available by song only, not album. Big problem here, as the albums are the price of 10 songs, and IC is 12 [...]

Sony/BMG ‘hopeful’ on iTunes

Date October 25, 2005

This story just came up on The Age. If they weren’t such a pain in the arse, they could’ve been on the ITMS and it would have been launched back in June or whenever. ‘Pricing Policy’ seems to be the sticking point, so they better not come to the party with even higher prices per [...]

Unbelievable! iTunes Music Store open in Australia

Date October 25, 2005

The time has finally come: Apple have opened the Australian ITMS. I’ll have a play when I get home, but it looks like songs will cost A$1.69, videos will cost A$3.39 and albums will cost A$16.99. This is a substantial percentage more than the US ITMS, with songs being A37c more expensive, videos A74c more [...]