Rumours are starting to surface on the internet that Apple may be extending their iTunes Music Store to Canada this holiday season. The date that is floating around is November 26th. I for one am super excited about this since I’m an iPod owner and there is currently no online store in Canada with downloads supported by the iPod. Rumour is that the prices will be 99 cents a track.
In other news in iPod land, it is expected that on November 23, U2 will be releasing its new album in a new way. One option instead of buying the CD will be to purchase an iPod with the new album pre-loaded. Again, this is just a rumour but U2 has been doing some advertising with Apple lately and their new single is availble from the iTunes Music Store in the US. To add further fuel to the rumours, some sites have also reported that it will be a special edition black iPod containing the new album and various songs from older U2 albums. I don’t know if I beleive that Apple will move away from its white product line, but it will definetely be interesting to see how this plays out, and if true, what kind of effect this marketing strategy will have for both U2 and Apple. Stay tuned!