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by: David Wolf posted on: August 20, 2008 | about stocks: AAPL So here is the deal. Apple starts selling an album called "Songs for Tibet" on its iTunes Music Store (iTMS), and it does it right in the middle of the Beijing Olympics. Coincidence, or passive-aggressive middle finger to China? Apple isn't saying anything about it, so we are left to reach our own conclusions. Next, word gets around that a bunch of Olympic athletes staying here in China - reports say as many as 40 - have purchased and downloaded the album. Yesterday, people around China began noticing that the iTMS is no longer accessible from China. A few of the more tech-minded actually decided to try to use traceroute to figure out why. They confirmed that access to iTMS was being blocked by China. You mess with the bull... Without getting into a debate over... [read full story]
