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It stunned me that it took Apple so long to make it possible to purchase music on iTunes in South Africa and on 4 December 2012 they made it possible to buy music in South Africa and 55 other countries on iTunes. Not making music available to purchase I think would certainly have encouraged much more piracy because if you can buy a song for R8,99, most people are unlikely to go through the hassle of downloading it illegally, but with 1 million owners of iPhones and iPads in South Africa, this is undoubtedly going to be huge in so many ways.
More income for Apple, the end of the last few remaining CD stores in South Africa to a large extent, and possibly new movies and series to buy online in a few months.
I experimented by going to the Dance Singles Top 40 Chart in the UK, then searching for the number one song on those charts on iTunes, “Don’t you worry child”, by the Swedish House Mafia, and after a little bit of a tiresome process of re-entering my credit card, the song downloaded and was on my computer. Most of the songs are R6,99 to R8,99 and the albums such as Rihanna’s latest album, “Unapologetic” are R89,99. These are obviously cheaper prices than the rip-off prices we have to pay in CD stores for many years. You can also preview songs for 90 seconds before buying them.
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Tuesday 18-Dec-12
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Cherise said:
on Wednesday 16-Jan-13 02:06 PM
I first need to get an iphone , the process I have to agree with the lot sounds a bit time consuming. I like easy and to the point.
Nicolle said:
on Monday 07-Jan-13 04:41 PM
This is true! Should music and movies be made more accessible in sunny South Africa it will encourage a healthier consumerism.
People may then be more inclined to download legally rather than resort to piracy or dragging their feet to a music/movie store and then end up paying an arm and a leg for it.
Sarah said:
on Monday 07-Jan-13 11:41 AM
It sounds like a long and frustrating process to access iTunes.
Juliet said:
on Thursday 03-Jan-13 04:29 PM
Must get an iPhone asap! But this process does sound a bit time-consuming.....
Simone said:
on Thursday 03-Jan-13 08:32 AM
This is great. I still find that it is ridiculous that we do not have full access to the App Store. Therefore we still need to set up a US account. It would be awesome if they can get this sorted for South Africans.
Prakesh said:
on Tuesday 18-Dec-12 04:41 PM
Its been a long frustrating time. I have had to set up a US account to access iTunes. Until the local iTunes offers a full service, I personally have no intention of changin over
Johannesburg based attorney specializing in personal injury matters including Road Accident Fund claims and medical negligence matters. My interests include golf, reading and the internet and the way it is constantly developing. I have a passion for life and a desire for less stress!
