iTunes Canada imminent?

[James Fee]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=764' target='_blank'>http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=764</a><br /><br /></div><i>"According to several Canadian residents, ads for a Canadian version of Apple's iTunes music download service have been in heavy rotation on network television for approximately two weeks. "They look, sound, and feel exactly like current US ads," said one viewer. But instead of ending with an the iTunes.com web address, the spots direct viewers to <a href="http://www.apple.ca">apple.ca</a>. The ads began to appear during the third week of November, around the same time Apple was expected to officially extend the service into Canada. According to unpublished reports, the company began prepping Canadian music labels for the launch of iTunes Canada in early November. The service was reportedly targeted to kick-off mid-month, but appears to have been delayed, slightly."</i><br /><br />Good news for our friends up in the frozen north. :)

[Jason Dunn]

That's good news, but only from a "I'll buy a song then re-rip it to WMA so I can actually use it on my devices" point of view. But at 128 kbps, why would I want to re-transcode it? Bleh. Maybe I'll try it once just to see what the quality would be like...

[James Fee]

Maybe I'll try it once just to see what the quality would be like...Quality is "OK", but you'll mostly just want to use it for the "iTunes Exclusive" artists that Apple has locked up.

Also looks like its been delayed, but what else is new...

http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=767