I’ve been using iTunes since I started to use Apple products. At first it seemed pretty annoying using a windows computer where I already had my Winamp for listening to music and I did not need another program to take care of and sync etc. So my experience did not start on such good terms, but things changed.

Things changed because I bought a Mac and suddenly I saw why it’s such a great idea and why the marketplace behind it is so useful. But some things still bug me and it’s weird we have problems like this from Apple, a company that is always focused on improving user experience.

The first one is related to my Apple ID which was created back in the ol’ days with my romanian credit cards and details. When I moved to Denmark it wouldn’t take my credit card so I changed it to iTunes DK. Some apps are not available in the danish iTunes store so I have to wait until they reach my neck of the woods. One example that actually lead my to write this short article is Google Currents.

Google Currents is a new app that would integrate different streams of information, my Google Reader and so forth in one simple to use app. An alternative to the newly launched Flipboard (which by the way we will discuss later). I have no idea how Google Currents missed the danish marketplace because it has Danish as one of the languages.

Why limit the iTunes store to one country. And if you invoke any copyrights or legal matters then let me ask you how can a monolith like Google not have it pushed to all countries? I always thought that stuff like “This video is not available in your country” is creating some actual boundaries online. Boundaries in one environment that was supposed to me always open and inter-connected. We, users of the internet have to talk more about this until a precedent is created, point from where we can’t go back that easily.

No related posts.