The iTunes music store in Australia brings credibility to the domestic digital music download market and while it may initially generate more revenue for competitors such as BigPond Music, the Apple offering will very quickly lead the way, an analyst claims.
After more than a year of speculation and false starts, Apple is finally expected to announce the iTunes Australia music store on Tuesday.
When a copy-protected CD hit No. 1 on the U.S. music sales charts last month, it marked a breakthrough for the antipiracy technology in all but one sense: The music still wouldn't play on Apple's iPod.
Pressplay and MusicNet subscription services will make songs legally available online, but people using iPod, iPaq and other new devices still won't be able to listen to them.
Apple today launched the long-awaited iTunes Music Store in Australia, with songs priced at AU$1.69, videos at AU$3.39 and most albums at AU$16.99, despite failing to come to a licensing agreement with music heavyweight Sony BMG.
With the Australian debut of Apple's iTunes Music Store today, we answer the questions of iPod owners around the country.
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