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Apple Launches iTunes For 3 European Nations

Posted: 10:59 am CDT June 15, 2004

Apple's iTunes Music Store began operating Tuesday in Britain, France and Germany.

Songs will be cost 79 pence in England and 99 euro cents in the other nations. The price for many songs in the United States is 99 cents. The European prices work out to $1.43 and $1.20, respecitvely.

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The move is likely to put pressure on Apple's rivals in the online music market.

Napster has announced a three-month marketing deal to strengthen its share of the market. That service launched last month. Microsoft has also teamed up with a big player in the online music business, On Demand Distribution, also known as OD2.

So far, iTunes holds a commanding lead in the U.S. online music market, with more than 70 million songs sold. The company says that is 70 percent of the market for legal sales.

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