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Predicting 2005: From Amazon to Apple

December 21st, 2004 · Comments Off

As the end of 2004 draws near, I feel compelled to toss in a few predictions for the year ahead…
Web Globalization Goes Mainstream
Based on surveys I�ve conducted, discussions with executives at Fortune 500 companies, and a few recent discussions with reporters, the signs are pointing toward a very public year for the field of Web [...]

When Is iTunes Not iTunes?

December 6th, 2004 · Comments Off

When a British company owns the rights to http://itunes.co.uk/ and won’t sell it to Apple.
Apple wants that domain name real badly and is using all legal means it its disposal. Unforunately, according to this article, Apple was simply too late in registering the name.

iCanada

December 2nd, 2004 · 1 Comment

The iTunes Canada store is now up and running. That makes it a total of 14 local iTunes stores now available. Here is a screen shot of the iTunes global gateway:

Just four stores were live in September. Talk about rapid globalization.A Japan iTunes store is in the works, but that country won’t be as simple [...]

iTunes Japan in 2005

November 18th, 2004 · Comments Off

According to News.com, Apple is launching iTunes for Japan in March 2005.
As I reported a few weeks agoiTunes is already localized for 12 European markets. Japan, however, will not be quite so simple due to the inevitable character set challenges.
Also, here are my initial thoughts of how effectively Apple is localizing each store.