Fwd: Carmen & Camille News: IDGAF Now on iTunes

[Nadav Har'El]

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012, Shlomi Fish wrote about "Re: Fwd: Carmen & Camille News: IDGAF Now on iTunes":
> > Are you sure it's only on itunes?
> >
> > I searched on Amazon, and it's also available there as mp3 - see
> > http://www.amazon.com/Idgaf/dp/B009M58JBQ/
>...
>     We could not process your order. The sale of MP3 Downloads is
> currently only available to US customers. Please refer to the terms of
> use of the MP3 store to determine the geographical restrictions.

This is a whole separate can of worms. Last time I checked, itunes was
also not available in Israel. So in your complaint, focus about evilness
of this discrimination, not about the evilness of Apple.

> That's not the point here. One can install iTunes on Windows or Mac OS
> X, and then
> download the song and (presuming it is DRM-free, which I believe it is
> the case), reuse it
> in every player that supports that format and even redistribute it.
> But since I'm using Linux,
> and would rather not support Apple with my wallet, I don't have that privilege.

You can do the same via Amazon. And in Israel, you cannot use them both,
just the same.

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