{"id":1139,"date":"2008-11-11T01:50:49","date_gmt":"2008-11-11T06:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2008-11-11T01:50:49","modified_gmt":"2008-11-11T06:50:49","slug":"apple-launches-the-malaysian-online-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/11\/11\/apple-launches-the-malaysian-online-store","title":{"rendered":"Apple launches the Malaysian Online Store"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know if what the EpiCentre folk told me is true (about sustained sales of RM5 million\/month for 3 months<\/a>), but Apple has created the Apple Store (Malaysia)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I consider this a positive first step. For me now, I will not have to order engraved iPod’s through the Singapore Apple Store – I’ll do it right here in Malaysia (after all shipping in 1-2 days, is OK). In fact, I can’t imagine why I would order too much from physical Apple stores like EpiCentre or Machines anymore – unless I wanted to take advantage of their 12 months 0% interest-free credit card plans (Maybank, HSBC, American Express, Citibank, and probably a few more participate in this). <\/p>\n

I said it before, and I’ll say it again – its a positive first step. Why? There’s a good chance, that they’re setting this up for the magical iPhone to come into the market. And in no time, we might see an iTunes Music Store. We might have crippled access<\/a>, with no music\/TV\/movies, but its always a progression.<\/p>\n

Not needing any Apple products yet (latest purchase: pink iPod Nano; latest gift arrival: new iPod Touch – thanks Sun), I am however still tempted to buy something from their online store. Why?<\/p>\n

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  1. There’s a limited edition t-shirt<\/a> up for grabs before November 24<\/li>\n
  2. Supporting their online initiative, to show that there’s a market for this sort of thing, and they should bring in more (like the iTunes Music Store, et al)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It seems there’s only one remaining iPod Classic, with a nice big disk (120GB). The last Classic I had, had a 30GB disk (and couldn’t store my complete music collection). Maybe this is what I need? Its sub-RM1,000, so an easy purchase to make ;)<\/p>\n

    They even have an education store<\/a>, which is supposed to normally provide discounts, but from my cursory inspection, seems to suggest otherwise.<\/p>\n

    What are you waiting for? Go buy your Apple gear<\/a> already.<\/p>\n

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