Apple execs talk Japan sales, French DRM problems
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Jul 19, 2006 at 1:02pm
In a press conference regarding Apple’s quarterly finances, Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer and Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook discussed the company’s potential global problems in such companies as Japan and France.
Japan’s revenues were down for the second quarter in a row, up up on a year-over-year basis. Though part of that may be blamed on an overall slump in the country’s computer sales (personal computer sales are down 15 percent or so), Cook said that Apple was still expecting “big improvements for business” in Japan.
In a press conference regarding Apple’s quarterly finances, Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer and Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook discussed the company’s potential global problems in such companies as Japan and France.
Japan’s revenues were down for the second quarter in a row, up up on a year-over-year basis. Though part of that may be blamed on an overall slump in the country’s computer sales (personal computer sales are down 15 percent or so), Cook said that Apple was still expecting “big improvements for business” in Japan.
The director of Apple Japan recently resigned. Phil Schiller, Apple’s vice president of worldwide marketing, is taking over the position on an interim basis and, for now, will lead the overall marketing in Japan.
Regarding France’s digital rights management (DRM) legislation, Oppenheimer says that Apple’s position is that “state sponsored piracy” will hurt the music business in the long run. Apple hopes the “extremely competitive marketplace driven by consumer choice” will determine the course of the online music business, he added.
However, there are bright spots. European revenues are up 22 percent year-over-year and Latin America revenue has almost doubled.
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