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If you read about the iTunes Music store in the US, you’ll find out that tracks are 99c USD each. This is about 1.14AUD.<\/p>\n

If you read about the iTunes Music Store in Australia, you’ll find out that tracks here are $1.69AUD.<\/p>\n

So why do we get a 50% markup simply for living in Australia?<\/p>\n

Oh, and the telstra store is the same price (1.69).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you read about the iTunes Music store in the US, you’ll find out that tracks are 99c USD each. This is about 1.14AUD. 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