AppleInsider: “An unsigned agreement with one major record company has halted the launch of Apple’s iTunes music download service in Australia.
A source told The Courier-Mail yesterday Apple had planned to launch an Australian version of its iTunes music store last Thursday, but the launch was thwarted by one unnamed major record company that refused to sign an agreement in time.”
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What I found interesting:
“According to several members of AppleTalk, an Australian-based Macintosh news and community website, the average price of a tune was listed at $1.69 Australian. Meanwhile, album prices varied from $11.35 to $16.99.”
Bummer. That’s not a great price range. I think I’ll just get a Canadian credit card and go the 99c option with iTunes Canada. I guess the labels in Oz just want more money than in Canada.
