Apple Should Forget About Canada iTMS

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kim kap solkim kap sol
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in iPod + iTunes + AppleTV edited January 2014
Service providers such as Bell Sympatico and other companies have already opened music stores. Unless Apple opens the store very soon, I see Apple getting very little attention in Canada if they do decide to open a store later this year or next year (if they ever do).



When service providers as big as Sympatico offer good deals to their own Sympatico users, I'd be surprised if they moved to iTMS.

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    hmurchisonhmurchison Posts: 12,464member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by kim kap sol

    Service providers such as Bell Sympatico and other companies have already opened music stores. Unless Apple opens the store very soon, I see Apple getting very little attention in Canada if they do decide to open a store later this year or next year (if they ever do).



    When service providers as big as Sympatico offer good deals to their own Sympatico users, I'd be surprised if they moved to iTMS.



    But iTMS is all about the iPods man. Sympatico doesn't offer that "one two punch"
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  • Reply 2 of 8
    onlyafterdarkonlyafterdark Posts: 141member
    Ya, unless they make their service compatible with the iPod some how I will never use it. The ITMS is the only way to go IMHO. Come on Apple, bring it to Canada already. We canucks arent as backwards as you think.
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  • Reply 3 of 8
    satchmosatchmo Posts: 2,699member
    Plus there is no physical brick and mortar store to build. It's more administrative and negotiations thats just required.

    You'd be surprised at how many Apple users there are up here in Canada.
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  • Reply 4 of 8
    inactionmaninactionman Posts: 618member
    Sympatico just rebranded PureTracks. Rogers doesn't provide anything yet (I don't think) maybe Apple/Rogers should make a deal.



    When I saw the thread title I assumed it was because downloading/uploading is currently nice and legal here so people are less likely to be guilted into paying.



    Personally, I hope iTMS comes here. If not, I'll continue to happily download music.
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    the cool gutthe cool gut Posts: 1,714member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by satchmo

    Plus there is no physical brick and mortar store to build. It's more administrative and negotiations thats just required.

    You'd be surprised at how many Apple users there are up here in Canada.



    Yup, there are more Mac users per capita in Canada than the U.S. As soon as Apple releases it, Puretracks and everything else will go straight down the toilet.



    Whats happening with Napster by the way, are they still alive and kicking?
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  • Reply 6 of 8
    onlyafterdarkonlyafterdark Posts: 141member
    Napster just released thier online music store in Canada (http://www.napster.ca/). Thats the second time they have beat Apple to a market outside of the USA. I wonder whats keeping Apple?
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  • Reply 7 of 8
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    Fair, consistent user rights.
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  • Reply 8 of 8
    satchmosatchmo Posts: 2,699member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by onlyafterdark

    Napster just released thier online music store in Canada (http://www.napster.ca/). Thats the second time they have beat Apple to a market outside of the USA. I wonder whats keeping Apple?



    No Apple support. Not surprised.

    Come on Apple Canada...I know you don't have much of a voice, but can we see a iTMS sometime before the autumn rolls around?
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