iTunes Australia is now open! 


Most of you probably know this already but it launched this morning and tracks are AU$1.69 a pop, albums AU$16.99 and videos are AU$3.39. I think tracks are a little high considering the US exchange rate should have the price of around AU$1.33. The biggest problem with the store is that the tracks are only encoded at 128-Kbps AAC format and I like the ability to rip my CD’s at higher qualities. But the instant gratification is there. Feel free to buy me a $200 gift certificate ;)

SonyBMG still not signed on but that will probably be only a matter of time. Read more on that here. And you can’t purchase TV shows in Australia just yet.