{"id":2415,"date":"2012-06-26T19:02:39","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T00:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=2415"},"modified":"2012-06-26T19:07:53","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T00:07:53","slug":"apple-launches-itunes-store-finally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2012\/06\/26\/apple-launches-itunes-store-finally","title":{"rendered":"Apple launches iTunes store\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 finally!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve wanted the iTunes store for over<\/a> four years. Today Apple finally brings the iTunes store to Asia<\/a><\/strong>. All hail all of us sitting in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and more. Indonesia which is big in mobile however, is missing from the list.<\/p>\n

For music, I’m not particularly excited. I’m using Spotify<\/a> (first experience<\/a>) and Rdio<\/a> and don’t plan to buy music again. This means that iTunes Match doesn’t particularly excite me either (don’t forget that many Malaysian telcos are now charging you for your data — free 3GB with a plan, and the rest is either slow or you pay).<\/p>\n

What looks interesting for me though? Movies. This is something I still have not solved yet, and using torrents always makes me feel dead guilty (which is why I always end up buying DVDs later, and never watching them – see my tv\/movie consumption in 2011<\/a>). The ability to buy or rent shows seems really interesting to me.<\/p>\n

This probably means that I’ll end up getting an Apple TV<\/a> in the near future. They don’t seem to be available in the Malaysia or Singapore stores yet\u2026 Metered bandwidth for DSL soon? I sincerely hope not…<\/p>\n

Prices in the Malaysian store still suggest things in US dollars. Then again, everything including apps are in USD.<\/p>\n

I have two iTunes accounts (one Malaysian, one US). With this announcement, I can finally think about merging everything into one account. Totally stoked at the upcoming simplicity :)<\/p>\n

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