Canadian iTunes Music Store Opens

Trillan writes "After appearing on December 1st, iTunes music store Canada is now officially open. Price is only $0.99 CDN (about $0.83 US) per song, so it's less expensive than the US store. This is probably fair since our CDs are usually cheaper here, too, at least on the west coast."

Comments

Is there a point?

[Dancin_Santa]

The only difference between the two countries is currency, and since the payment method requires a credit card anyway, that is not really an issue.

What is the benefit of having a separate website for Canadians when the Internet is designed to be international? It isn't like there is some giant firewall at the Canadian border that blocks Canadian users from accessing the regular iTunes page. The media is also fully digital, can be downloaded, and doesn't have to come wrapped in cardboard.

This is international commerce without the problems of nationalities getting in the way. I don't understand the point of having a separate website for a group of people who speak the same language as the original group.

Re:Possible?

[canwaf]

The US military is only as good as it's equipment. Canadian forces are much better trained, even our cadets seemingly are better trained than the 'elite' of the US military.

How co-operation beats competition...

[Ralph Spoilsport]

All you need to do is go to MacMall and buy an external 160 HD for $130 as pictured here:

Then find a Canadian Friend, and wire them money on a regular basis to buy tunage from the iTMS. Since you're saving 16 cents a track, all you have to do is record enough tunes on the drive to cover the cost of the drive (about 900) plus the shipping (about 100 or less, depending) to break even.

Your Canadian Friend then DLs track to the Drive via the Canadian iTMS. Once the drive is full, or you feel you've spent enough, Your Canadian Friend mails back the drive with the note "Hey dummy - you left this on the desk, ya hoser - see you soon, yours truly: Your Canadian Friend".

Of course, your Canadian friend has an incentive: he gets all your songs for FREE as he copies them to his own drive or DVDR or whatever floats his little Canadian Boat.

I figure, if each tune is about 5 megs, you should be able to get about 32,000 songs on there, and at a 16 cent saving on each, you'll save USD$5120. Well Worth the Expense of the drive.

RS

FUCK DA POLICE!