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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: UK iTunes (Was "Re: New MOJO") |
| Date | Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:36:59 -0400 |
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At Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:21:10 Matthew wrote:
>>There's also the issue of royalty collection by territory as well.
>
>Don't forget that, while we might have some different tracks available,
>iTunes UK customers must pay 79p per track, which currently works out at
>$1.46 I've yet to read any argument that clarifies (or convinces me) why
>this should be considered acceptable, considering the global marketplace,
>etc.
You can't use the conversion from one currency to another as a means of
comparing market share.
The UK iTunes is concerned only with competing against other UK downloading
sites -- not the rest of the market in other territories. If UK customers
are used to paying 99p per track from, say Napster or Geneva, then 79p is
actually a better price in that marketplace.
If we use your argument then Canadian iTunes customers should have to pay
$1.11 per track because it would be equal to the American iTunes equivalent
of $0.99 per track.
Currencies and territories are self-contained.
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
"Not Infecting Our Customers' Computers Since 1985!!"
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
http://www.bullseyerecords.com
Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/
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