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Movies come to German iTunes Store
After much time and negotiation, movies have finally come to the German iTunes Store. As of this writing, there are 500 films available to German customers (just about 100 are available in HD), including American hits like The Dark Knight (good movie, but the motorcycle is a bit over the top) and Die Fälscher from German cinema.Pricing breaks down like this:
- Older titles are sold for €7.99
- Newer titles sell for €9.99
- Brand-new releases are €13.99
[Via iPodNN]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
meandcat said 5:01AM on 4-17-2009
Earlier this month? That was April 2008...
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Mike said 7:51AM on 4-17-2009
About time. Now they just have to bring it to THE REST OF EUROPE...
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Josh said 8:42AM on 4-17-2009
Are they in German?
I've been waiting for the video store to come to Spain, but what worries me is that it will be in Spanish and I like to watch everything in English, so I guess I would stick with the US store for now :)
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Tim said 8:59AM on 4-17-2009
Most if not all of the movies are available in both German and English.
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Klemens said 10:02AM on 4-17-2009
AMEN! I've been waiting for this forever. What did it take them so long?
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Ultima Thule said 10:15AM on 4-17-2009
Germany is the first € country that allows to buy movies via iTunes. Italy coming soon?
And: what about the fact that in Germany you can view the HD version only on the ATV? I've read it on another blog.
Can you confirm?
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colouroflight said 10:15AM on 4-17-2009
At those prices, you might as well buy the DVD. At least then you have something to show for your money and not locked down with DRM.
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reallycrazyguy said 1:50PM on 4-17-2009
What nobody has really publicized is that German movie rentals can be viewed over 48 hours, while the US is still stuck at 24.
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Wojtek said 5:13PM on 4-17-2009
When is Apple finally going to get the simple fact: it is illegal to offer different service levels to customers from different countries of European Union. By European law, any service offered to any citizen of any EU-country must be available to any other EU-citizen in any other EU-country.
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marcipano said 6:18PM on 4-17-2009
Wojtek, You're SO TRUE! European government have knifed their eyes with a butcher, and think that people, the citizens of EU, don't realize and see their freakiness!
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DT said 3:08AM on 4-18-2009
"have knifed their eyes with a butcher"
What's that supposed to mean?
marcipano said 4:15AM on 4-18-2009
http://bit.ly/jRiPS
Ben said 7:22AM on 4-18-2009
WATCH OUT!
I just came accross Terminator 3. The details to the movie said that it was in English when in fact the movie was in German. Watching the trailer as well as a comment from a user who bought the movie confirmed this.
iTunes should get the details straight.
Question: In such a case, does Apple give you your money back? I thing from a legal perspective they are required to, are they not? (User wants German language and gets German, vice vera)
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