Will iTunes Store's Arrival in Poland Revolutionise Domestic Music Market?

(From Polish News Bulletin)

The following is a summary of an article by Magdalena Lemanska, featured in Rzeczpospolita.

Last week saw the long-awaited launch of iTunes Store in Poland. According to commentators, its arrival will give the domestic market a chance to finally blossom and at the same time deal a serious blow to music piracy. - A quiet arrival

Apple launched iTunes Store in Poland and nine other European countries without making too much of a noise about it. In fact, the whole operation was conducted very quietly, exactly as predicted by Optizen Lab President Lukasz Kawecki. "One day we will simply wake up and find out that the service works in our country," he said. Together with iTunes Store, Apple also launched its iBookstore service in ten new countries.

Despite achieving massive success with iTunes in the US, Apple was reluctant to launch …