Finally! Zune headed to Canada
By Christopher Grant 
posted Jan 6th 2008 11:02PM
posted Jan 6th 2008 11:02PM
Update: Word on the street is that Canadians can get Zuned up this spring, so start saving your Loonies.
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YAY! Something to replace the iPod I lost while clubbing baby seals...
Dave,
I've read a bit of your comments and it is pretty typical of you to say such things. You Americans have no freedom and no good education. You guys try so hard to make yourselves look good again but it still isn't working buddy.
You're probably an other fat fuck from America who needs to stop eating a McD's and go to Subway or something...
It's too bad you don't have free health care and can own a gun when ever you want in America.. it's so sad..
ARGH i live in canada and im reading all these posts and one rlly pissis me off, that is from the "big" Dave, heck the ipod is less attracting, and old, not to mention we need something NEW something you will get everyones attention with, something that is worth buying, something that well has nearly everything an ipod has +more. i cant wait till this thing comes to canada because it appears as though EVERYONE HAS A FICKEN IPOD THOSE THINGS ARE DULL AND BORING+THEY DONT EVEN WORK, (my bro got one its a peice of shit, battery charge thing doesnt work, FREEZES like every hour wich is gay and i just want this better object that is the "ipod killer" THAT WOULD BE THE ZUNE u LARD BOY DAVE go back to ur mcdonalds and have urself a supersizer again...........all ur comments mean nothing
when i said ubove that the zune has nearly everything a ipod has i meant EVERYTHING
jimmy WTF
....how come it displays jimmy IM NOT JIMMY. o well but u get the point why we need the zune eh
....how come it displays jimmy IM NOT JIMMY. o well but u get the point why we need the zune eh
listen, big dave, dont comment until youve had good time with the zune$ipod. or about canada$us, cu theyere the same. other than the invisible lines that define their physical mass.
they said spring right? idk, aslong as its comming CAN't WAIT
Yeah, in the MS keynote they said spring.
I live in Canada and I've had my Zune2 since launch a few months ago. Gotta say, it blows my old iPod out of the water.
who is that guy in the leaf? lol
nevermind - that has to be the zune fanboy
I send my condolences. Have fun with marketshare. A lot of Canadians probably have it thanks to ebay though.
The marketshare thing isn't really relevent because if they're smart, Microsoft will sell to Canada out of their US inventory and Canadians are actually more into gadgets than Americans are - so it's a smaller market, but with a bigger penetration for these kind of things.
Eh?
Hahahahahahaha!
of course this would happen after years of waiting and getting an iPod .
What the hell are you talking about, i saw zunes at a half dozen stores on boxing day in toronto.
you saw zunes in toronto, that just becuase little mom and pop computer shops are getting a few 30gb units from down south, as tiger direct has done in the past. The marketplace has never worked in canada, and still doenst. This is great news, although i orderd my zune original the day the 80's were avaibale and had it sent to my brohter in laws place then sent to me...and i love it.
I've seen them in toys are us's in Calgary even befor the new ipods came out.
hahaha, i laughed when i finally noticed the dude's face in the leaf.
nice icon. same idea, but i dig your execution more.
It's ab-oo-t time! Not zoon enough....
Wait........ what's a zoon?
from working at toysrus, some have said these:
Zuhn
iZune
Zunie
iZunie
iZuhn
but ive heard iPoed lol
Why would anyone buy a zune? The ipod is superior in every way. What's the point of selling or buying inferior products that do exactly the same thing? Why would canada want it... Nevermind, canada sucks, they can have it.... but why would anyone else want it?
Why don't you grab your shotgun and shove it up your sister's ass you american bitch, I heard they found terrorists there.
alright man... I'm just gonna throw out a few features that the zune has which the iPod does not. Not going to say disputable things like which UI is better, or which one looks cooler, just the things that are obviously better than the iPod classic:
-WiFi sync
-FM Radio
-Bigger Screen
-Sharing songs, but people rarely use this I'm sure
Classic only wins in gb category, as it has a 160 variant while zune only has 80. So if you're going to troll at least stick to "the zune is so unstylish" and "I get off to Steve Jobs" as reasons to buy an iPod.
You just failed at trolling, try harder next time.
Lol!! Cool a canadian tried to be tough :)
I don't even have either of them. I use my phone with an 8gb card..
If I was going to buy one, it would be an ipod. They work better, they have more support, and they look a hell of a lot better.
Wifi sync? How hard is it to drop something in a dock, or plug it in? Oooh, you still have to charge your zune don't you?
FM Radio? Have you listened to the radio lately? If you can find a station that isn't country or christian, it'll only play 5-10 songs repeatedly until you can't stand it anymore. Isn't that WHY mp3s became so big? So you could listen to what you want, when you want?
Bigger screen? You confuse me. there is that fancy ipod touch, isn't there?
And we all share songs every day... It's called downloading. That's how you got your music, right? Or you could do the right thing and share a song by telling someone else to buy it.
How am I a troll? I say what I feel, you say what you feel. Either we are ALL trolls, or none of us are. At least I can type. I suppose you could call all the POWNZ FIRST!!! posters trolls... but they are just stating the obvious.
Hey, Canada still sucks, no matter how hard you try to defend it.
The only case where you may have a point is with the zune 4,8 compared to the iPod nano since the nano is a little smaller and has a 0.2" larger screen. Whether or not the extra features of the zune make up for it is a matter of opinion (for instance, in my opinion the nano looks too much like a chiclet to take it seriously).
However, the zune 80 is quite frankly just a better product than the iPod classic 80gb, maybe only by a little bit, but it is better. Bigger screen, glass screen, and the wifi sharing gimmick is at the very least more useful than the coverflow gimmick I'd go on but I don't want to be too much of a fanboy.
Well if you're gonna go ahead and compare the iPod touch to the Zune 80 then how about the fact that zunes have either 5 or 10 times the storage space?
for some reason you're comparing the entire iPod line, to the entire zune line instead of comparing individual products. This is odd. Partly because it's unrealistic and partly because it's like you're faulting a Prius for not being able to hold as much as a bus, the two do not traditionally Compete.
@bigdave
You sir, are an idiot. Did the absurdity of claiming that a country "sucks" not cross your mind? Okay, sorry, let me re-state that in terms you may understand more clearly. Dontcha think it's dumb to say a place sucks?? It's entirely moronic, ethnocentric and juvenile to make such a claim. Here are a few reasons why Canada does not suck. (I chose to reiterate "suck" because I think lowering myself to your level will further your understanding.)
Human Development Index - 4th in the world (2007)
Transparency International Corruption Index - 9th in the world (2007)
"Best Country to Live In" Awards - 8
Canadian's invented peacekeeping
I could go on.
Where does your country stand Dave? I suggest you relocate your head from your ass and attempt to gain some empirical knowledge rather than manage your life based on speculative fictions that you have created and maintain in order to hide your ignorance. It must be so fun being so fucking dumb. I bet everytime you and your peers discuss global politics (if ever, perhaps I should say rant about, not discuss) it ends in racial slurs and a tacit understanding amongst yourselves that you all ought not go any further because none of you has anything insightful to say.
rather than repeat what everyone has slammed you about.. re-read what you stated.
The ipod is superior in every way. What's the point of selling or buying inferior products that do exactly the same thing?
so by your logic:
ipod = superior (in every way) zune = inferior product ipod = zune (do EXACTLY the same thing)
YOU ARE A GOOODDDD
It must be fun being so damn sensitive!!! Do you guys ever just have fun?? Is everything that anyone says this personally insulting to you? No matter what, do you have an urge to argue about everything on the internet? Do you have any friends in real life?
Are you even old enough to vote? Or drink? I hate canada because I went there once, and it was awful... So I can say I hate canada!! Get it? It's called freedom of speech... But little kids on the internet have a problem with that, and must argue about EVERYTHING!!
It's ok, it's fun to me, so I'll read all your insults and comments. Heck, I'll probably respond to them too!
Ask yourself, is it really that fun being "so fucking dumb" ?? Please let us know.
Woah. Either you're trying to be funny or you are the most ignorant hypocrite ive seen in a LONG time.
UH, that would be, trying to be funny... It's all lost on the rest of the ignorant hypocrits around here...
And the raving lunatics from canada..
Damn it - let's try that again...
"Why would anyone buy a zune? The ipod is superior in every way. What's the point of selling or buying inferior products that do exactly the same thing?"
Well, in truth, you're pretty much wrong all across on this one. The iPod definitely has some areas where it's superiour - but the Zune also has areas where it beats the pants off the iPod. The Zune's UI is simpler and more natural and in some ways more innovative (the 2D 'coverflow' for example).
"Why would canada want it... Nevermind, canada sucks, they can have it.... but why would anyone else want it?"
Ok.. Explain to me how this *isn't* an insult to Canadians? Even if it's true - it's still said in an insulting manner. I know as a Canadian I certainly took a small offense at it - well, until I considered where the insult was coming from: a Mac fanboy who has to piss on everyone else's parade to feel good about himself.
But yeah, some of us ARE kind of excited at the chance to have more choices and options.
Moron.
Everyone always draws the fanboy card!!! I'm running three XP machines and a vista laptop... No mac os in sight, haven't been a mac fanboy since the late 90s. I don't have an ipod, and I would never buy a zune. If I have to listen to music it's in my car or on my voyager. I'm glad you are insulted because I don't like canada.. That's good.
If you want choices and options, they have been out there for a long time, and not in MS Zune form. What is so exciting about the social to you?
None of my comments are to make myself feel better about myself... Nope. Just for pure entertainment value.
Don't worry, guys, we'll just take our drinking water, oil, fresh air, good beer and go home...
You'd think that bigdave over here could take a hint after every single one of his comments in the thread is lowest ranked..
You are really stupid aren't you.
"I use my phone with an 8gb card.."
Why you can't afford anything better than a cheap 8GB card, no one with money would ever settle for just 8 gigs.
"and they look a hell of a lot better."
If you think they look better you have probably spent to much time looking at the inside of your McDonalds and thinking that it's beautiful compared to your piece of shite living conditions. The newest nanos look short and pudgy, probibly just like you
"Wifi sync? How hard is it to drop something in a dock, or plug it in?"
This could be used if you misplaced the dock or were at someone elses house. I'm pretty sure that the real use for this is for when Microsoft releases the Microsoft Surface.
"FM Radio? Have you listened to the radio lately? If you can find a station that isn't country or christian, it'll only play 5-10 songs repeatedly until you can't stand it anymore."
Well most people listen to the radio to find new music so they can then download more from that artist. As for the country and christian I know it isn't like that where I live (Ontario). The country and christian is probably playing because of where the broadcast is coming from (South USA). The 5-10 songs part is played so that radios can get listeners and actually make money from adds so they don't have to close.
"Isn't that WHY mp3s became so big? So you could listen to what you want, when you want?"
I believe in that statement you mean downloading music not mp3's because the reason mp3's are so big is just because it's a good form of audio compression when it comes to quality versus size.
"Bigger screen? You confuse me. there is that fancy ipod touch, isn't there?"
Bigger screen is one thing that the ipod touch has but thats just one of how many different styles of ipods that have existed. Also the ipod touch probably only has as much space for music as your crappy phone after you add in the space that the operating system takes up along with all the programs.
"And we all share songs every day... It's called downloading. That's how you got your music, right? Or you could do the right thing and share a song by telling someone else to buy it."
True but with the Zune you can share songs anywhere, even if there is no internet connection. I'd like to see you download songs on the bus or something(provided you don't live in a city thats one giant hot-spot).
"Hey, Canada still sucks, no matter how hard you try to defend it."
Although they don't teach this to you in your American history class you guys would have been screwed if it wasn't for us during WW2(we actually took a stand compared to the US who waited a couple of years until they were hit) and in the cold war(there were stations in northern Canada that were ready to destroy any bombs that were headed to the US) so don't say we suck or right now you could have been under a dictatorship (although bush is no different:P"
The sad thing is that this is the only thing Engadget could report on from the Keynote. For someone who did so many keynotes at CES, what a disappointing finish Bill.
http://www.cliczune.com/2008/01/zune-in-canada.html
Can't wait!!
(BTW, the zune tattoo guy works for the blog post I linked too, along with myself)
The Zune 80 is about 78 Canadian at the current exchange rate.
actually its even, the dollar has been down lately. not like the $1.10USD it was worth a month ago. sheesh get your economy in order america even i think parity is sad. oh btw, good for zune's first international foray being canada, not like apple who leaves us in the dust. i love macs, i'm just sayin' is all.
I'm amazed they don't have it yet. The Zune isn't confined to the US though, we've had them in Australia for ages.
WTF?? Dude get it right, in Australia we have had to order them off of Ebay, not one single store in Australia sells them...
grr ignorance spreads on the web so fast!!
We don't want it. Ship it to North Korea.
And BigDave, how 'bout them World Juniors?
Canada is to US as Zune is to iPod. Maybe they've got something here...
Canada's better?
where are you going with this?
Zune isn't the iPod's hat...
No hate for Canada or Zune guys, just poking fun.
Canada's bigger than the US, and we're on top. If Canada and the US were in prison, the US would be our bitch.
Meh.
Why bother with the Zune? most people in Canada have Ipod, Creative or Sandisk. Zune is coming in too late.
I think they should stop selling all music players in Canada
you know, seeing how everyone already has one
The trolls abound tonight!
Thats an AWESOME picture.
Wow i didn't know that the zune wasn't sold up here. I mean theres a few at some local stores here. Still they don't come nearly as close as to the new 3G 8GB Nano i got at Bestbuy for 100$ (new in box and all).
Bring the originals to Canada! Can't wait!
Yes! 90.3 KEXP rocks!
Yes, KEXP rocks, but why would the Canada Zune have a Seattle station? Microsoft is just trying to be indie, as all indie people listen to KEXP in the Seattle area.
Let's do a little test on the engadget rankings..
Canada Sucks!
Land by itself does not a country make. When you insult a country you, people of said country will tend to see it as insulting them. If it is truly possible you didn't know this before, now you do ;|
no one denies your attempt to be funny. It just seems it was a failed attempt.
(shrug)
{said by a non-canadian who has witnessed canadian reactivity first hand}
[ps, we'll all be part of the North American Union soon anyway! Viva Die Administration!!]
Chuck Norris Rules
@bigdave
Your insults were not personal at all. In fact, they were hilarious, but probably only to me. I found them hilarious because I find the funniest things in the world are when people broadcast their stupidity and ignorance without even knowing it. You see, the majority of people here will think you are an idiot. I know that at times the greatest minds in the world were thought to be idiots by many; however, on those occassions these minds had evidence, hence our no longer thinking of them as idiots. In this case however you have made a claim that is impossible to qualify because you have used terms that are far too broad and failed to produce evidence, and counter-evidence to your antithesis, that is why you are an idiot. You see, the idea of free speech is not a right that guarentees morons like you the ability to speak their mind; rather, it is a right that allows those with unpopular but empirically supported ideas to be heard. In sum, you are an idiot because you have made a claim and not provided support. I think you can learn a lesson here, the process of belief is a relationship between thesis and support, you need both for anyone to believe you. Withouth both, you are just a ranting idiot.
That being said, I think I ought to follow my own advice. My idea: you are an idiot. My proof: your rantings.
No you still don't get it do you... I didn't try to insult anyone! I said that canada sucks, which it does... People like you get offended, hop up on the proverbial internet soapbox, and hope that by acting like you are in the moral majority, people will recognize you as a superior being and thus love and adore you... In fact, you are acting as much like an idiot as I am... Only problem is that you are taking it seriously, and I'm just having a good time! How hard are you hitting those keys when you type this stuff? Is your temperature rising? I did a little research and read some of your other posts here... Turns out that I'm right, you're an idiot, and you make posts like this all the time! I just got bored today, had nothing to do but read CES coverage, and make some silly posts for fun!
And free speech means that I can say whatever the hell I want. It also lets you call me a moron or idiot or whatever you want too!! And neither of us will get arrested for it!!
Did you get off on your last idiotic rant or can we expect another one?
Hey Big Dave! You said that you came to Canada and hated it? Well thats because we protect our sheeps up here! Baaaaaaaaaa oh and we want to send you your velcro gloves back but you didn,t tell us your address.
Your insults were not personal at all. In fact, they were hilarious, but probably only to me. I found them hilarious because I find the funniest things in the world are when people broadcast their stupidity and ignorance without even knowing it. You see, the majority of people here will think you are an idiot. I know that at times the greatest minds in the world were thought to be idiots by many; however, on those occassions these minds had evidence, hence our no longer thinking of them as idiots. you are just a ranting idiot.
That being said, I think I ought to follow my own advice. My idea: you are an idiot. My proof: your rantings.
Hey mike!!! I'm an idiot but this guy is perfectly ok?? WTF?!?!?!?!!?!???!!?
This Canuck has had a Zune for months.
It was obvious that Microsoft was bringing the Zune to Canada because the packaging is in English and French, and unless they're catering to the cajun crowd, then Canada would be the next logical place.
@big dave
Hey way to go with totally copying mikes retort to you. You know the one that is six posts (and yes that will require two hands to fiqure out) above this one. Loser!