AppleInsider is reporting that Canada *finally* has access to Apple's wildly successful iTunes store. I guess it was only a matter of time. Canada seems to be 14th in line, after Austria, Belgium, Deutschland, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom and of course United States.
As we're no longer in Canada, I can't really verify the existance of the store one way or the other, although it was nice to see Apple finally acknowledge that they did miss their November estimate (albeit ever so slightly). Then again, acknowledging on December 1st that you missed a November 30th deadline isn't a huge step up to the plate. ;)
One thing I do have to say though, is that I checked out the US iTunes store last night and was extremely impressed. Especially with the celebrity playlist idea. I saw a bunch of songs that looked really interesting. Maybe I didn't see the option, but I think it would be really nice if you could preview tracks before downloading them. Sure, at only $1 US per track I guess it isn't a huge investment, but I know how quickly you can burn through money when you start buying CDs 2 and 3 at a time.
iTunes for Canada now accessible [via AppleInsider]
Update: I guess we CAN confirm Canada has a store as they seem to be listed when you click on the Choose Store link in the upper left corner. Congrats, eh!
Posted by peter on December 01, 2004 at 10:21 PMNice thing about the Canadian store is that the songs only cost $.099 CAD. That's about $0.83us. Americans are getting riped off. Find a Canadian address if you can!!
Posted by: at December 2, 2004 08:30 AMSweet, now if we could just get indoor plumbing and cable tv!
Posted by: Ryan at December 2, 2004 09:19 AM