The Zune is Ready to Hit Canada

Dear Canadian Zune fans, it looks like everything is in place for a coast to coast Canadian Zune launch. Why do I say that? Well, when the new Zunes were announced last October, we snapped pictures of the Zune accessories showing  French and English packaging. This alone could be considered as a  good indication for a Canadian launch because Canada, is the only place in the world where French and English packaging is required by law.  But you’re right, that is still not enough to conclude that Canada is the next country to see the Zune on store shelves.

But keep reading folks; a few other indications that a Canadian launch is imminent were found this weekend… First of all, look at the scan above taken from the Zune 8 user manual.  The text is clearly written for the Canadian market with a full Canadian Warranty description.  We also learned from the same manual that the Zune device was approved by the Canadian authorities (left side picture).  Nothing less…

Wait, there's more; another piece of the puzzle comes from the Zune marketplace. Before the release of the new Marketplace last Tuesday, no French artists from the province of Quebec were available on the Marketplace. With the new version though, profiles and discographies have been included in the database. We can now find French artists like Pierre Lapointe, Ginette Reno or Loco Locas, mainly known in Quebec. We still can't buy the content, but that could be just a matter of flipping the switch to on.

Only missing piece of the puzzle? The launch date. Jason Dunn might hold that missing piece...