14 DAY TRIAL // North Korea is perceived like an evil country that probably will get some valuable intelligent items from the US soon that go "BOOM" on impact. Yeah, I am talking about bombs, missiles and so on, but as any intelligent human being out there, I hope this won't happen. Since politics is not my business, let's get back to Apple.
Well, the iPod is the most popular MP3 player in the world, and it couldn't avoid North Korea. I can't imagine how many iPods have been sold to the normal folks there that work to support the insane military spending of over 30% of the national GDP, and the average income is so low, that having an iPod here is like having a sports car in other countries. Just think about the fact that the mobile phones are forbidden, and you'll get a small idea about how can it be to live there... no chances for the iPhone to conquer the market, that's for sure!
Well, all this doesn't really matter to the Bush administration, and they want to make sure the North Korean leader won't be able to buy iPods, plasma televisions or Segway electric scooters. Of course, there seem to be "roughly 600 loyalist families that run the communist government", says Ted Bridis from The Associated Press, so Apple loses a market that may engulf one or maybe two thousand iPods. This is no loss to Apple, in fact any news about the iPod continue to increase this item's popularity. Since expensive cars, cognac, Rolex watches, cigarettes, expensive cars and artwork have been banned too, I can only wonder about one thing: is there any chance for the Zune to be sold in North Korea?