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Zune HD hits Canada, lacks Marketplace

Microsoft has confirmed this weekend that the Zune HD is now available in Canada, years after its launch in the United States.

However, the Zune Music Marketplace is not available as a choice, yet, even though the video store is available.



It is unclear when the licensing issues will be corrected.

Available via Zune Originals, the 16GB model is $170 and the 32GB version is $200.

Canada is now the second country to get the Zune HD, as Microsoft has moved most of its development towards Windows Phone 7.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 20 Feb 2011 18:03

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• mike.m

  Isn't this just typical of living in Canada. Not only do we get things very late, but we get the "gimped out" version of all technologies/electronics. Most of the time most tech won't even come to Canada at all. Oh it's great to be Canadian :D.

  20.2.2011 21:47 #1

• ddp

  eh!
  

  20.2.2011 23:36 #2

• CNDLG

  Surely you could have just have in mailed to you or if thats not kosher, someone bring them accross the boarder???
  

  21.2.2011 00:49 #3

• lissenup2

  Originally posted by mike.m: Isn't this just typical of living in Canada. Not only do we get things very late, but we get the "gimped out" version of all technologies/electronics. Most of the time most tech won't even come to Canada at all. Oh it's great to be Canadian :D. Well, at least your dollar is strong, people are good, government is much more noble and has more integrity than the U.S. and less people littering your country.

  21.2.2011 01:38 #4

• Ctekk

  I want to be a Canadian! :D

  21.2.2011 04:14 #5

• KillerBug

  If it were not so f**king cold up there, I would be a proud Canadian...but Florida is almost too cold for me.
  

  21.2.2011 05:54 #6

• bochi

  couldn't you cross the border buy one and bring it home?
  or is it illegal
  

  21.2.2011 08:58 #7

• KillerBug

  The problem is that they don't get to take advantage of the crummy overpriced zune music pass with a canadian credit card.

  21.2.2011 09:05 #8

• Mysttic

  Quote:government is much more noble Uh no, no its not... We have just as much corrupted government as anywhere else; come to Canada if you want to get away with white collar crimes, especially in parliament.
  
  As for the Zune, meh.

  21.2.2011 09:48 #9

• josh6113 (unverified)

  Originally posted by Mysttic: Quote:government is much more noble Uh no, no its not... We have just as much corrupted government as anywhere else; come to Canada if you want to get away with white collar crimes, especially in parliament.
  
  As for the Zune, meh. atleast the strip clubs are better in canada...:)

  21.2.2011 12:17 #10

• Mysttic

  Quote:atleast the strip clubs are better in canada...:) Of that I can agree, depending on what city/town you go and what district, at least the product you paying for has a chance to be cleaner.

  21.2.2011 18:18 #11

• ddp

  Mysttic, district??
  

  21.2.2011 21:12 #12

• 3MUK

  Originally posted by ddp: Mysttic, district?? lmaooooo edited by ddp no 1 thinks about australia . where just an huge island down there somewhere . dont worry about us :)lol

  21.2.2011 21:20 #13

• robertmro

  Originally posted by bochi: couldn't you cross the border buy one and bring it home?
  or is it illegal Why would anyone bother?
  
  What a piece of crap!

  26.2.2011 00:17 #14