The iPhone music is crossing the Atlantic. And not before time; Europeans have long been complaining about the lack of Apple’s latest gadget for what seems like an age. The fact that the best iPhone music downloads buzz has largely died down in the U.S. is indicative of the time taken for this particular ship to arrive.

It’s possible though that the Europeans will be getting the best deal: 3rd party iPhone downloadable software will have had time to mature and the initial problems have all been ironed out. Add this to the fact that European phones are, as a rule, about 18 months ahead of those offered in the US and we get to a situation where Apple iphone downloads will eventually become free is going to have to be pretty neat with its pricing options. The carriers for Germany, France and the UK have been decided and the necessary signatures garnered.

These are exciting times for Apple. It will interesting to see how well the iPhone apps help for free music downloads fares.