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Mac Write · Nov 21, 2004, 02:42 AM

It's happening again. iTMS is kicking me out when I select a country - back to "The iTunes Music Store is not Yet Available Yet." Could this mean a whole slew of new countries to appear this coming week?

Who else is getting this message? and what country you in? I am in Canada, but I got this loop last month.

storer · Nov 21, 2004, 02:53 AM

I think you may be on to something. The same thing is happening to me in Australia. I used to just get the "OK" button. Now I get a message and country select. So pretty much the same as you!

xenu · Nov 21, 2004, 03:03 AM

Just use the browse button. Works for me.

Mac Write · Nov 21, 2004, 03:10 AM

Here's the list of countries launching this week:

This is not fake. As you can check the URL to confirm.

Kenneth · Nov 21, 2004, 04:17 AM

For me, I tried to purchase an ITMS gift certificate over the last hour, but the recipient never received it. I did receive the web order number, but no email or showing up on the order status page.

Mac Write · Nov 21, 2004, 01:31 PM

Looks like these countries won't have a store this week

Denmark
Iceland
Japan
New Zeland
Mexico
Norway
Poland
Sweden

Too bad guys. Maybe next month

willed · Nov 21, 2004, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by Mac Write:
Looks like these countries won't have a store this week
Denmark

Iceland

Japan

New Zeland

Mexico

Norway

Poland

Sweden

Too bad guys. Maybe next month

And, uh, pretty much the rest of the world too of course.

brapper · Nov 21, 2004, 02:13 PM

come on Canada!

brutal · Nov 21, 2004, 02:16 PM

well, I get kicked back to the "The iTunes Music Store is not Yet Available Yet."-message too, and I'm in Norway.

olePigeon · Nov 21, 2004, 03:06 PM

Apple's already said they're working hard to bring iTMS to Japan.

Why do they say "...not Yet Available Yet." Removing either "Yet" would be fine.

bradoesch · Nov 21, 2004, 05:10 PM

Come on�

Aiglos · Nov 21, 2004, 08:23 PM

Originally posted by Mac Write:
Here's the list of countries launching this week:

This is not fake. As you can check the URL to confirm.

That's odd. Austria is a counrty already listed as having a music store? Why the hell do they get 2!?!!?

Eug Wanker · Nov 21, 2004, 09:50 PM

Originally posted by bradoesch:

Come on�

Pretty much guaranteed, as Jobs already said it was coming this month (and there are only 9 days left).

Mac Write · Nov 21, 2004, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by Aiglos:
That's odd. Austria is a counrty already listed as having a music store?

oops

Thought I was spelling Australia. That explains the odd flag. only Canada and Ireland then that are launching on Tuesday, for a total of 15 Music Stores. Not event worthy.

Aiglos · Nov 22, 2004, 10:29 AM

Originally posted by Mac Write:
oops

Thought I was spelling Australia. That explains the odd flag. only Canada and Ireland then that are launching on Tuesday, for a total of 15 Music Stores. Not event worthy.

Tuesday!?!?! what an odd day to pick... First Metal Gear Solid 3 is released in Canada on the 23rd now iTMS. Oh well, can't wait...

Kenneth · Nov 22, 2004, 05:26 PM

so it'll be on the 23? Although, those countries don't do the turkey day.. I would like to see they have iTMS sooner.

Daracle · Nov 23, 2004, 10:34 AM

I am at work and not at my Apple....
Any word on Canadian iTunes store yet?

Randman · Nov 23, 2004, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by Daracle:
I am at work and not at my Apple....
Any word on Canadian iTunes store yet?

You can check iTMS and iTunes from a PC as well.

MilkmanDan · Nov 23, 2004, 10:46 AM

I wonder if you can buy music from the iTunes Japan store for 99 Yen? Thats less then $0.99! What a deal that would be!

Daracle · Nov 23, 2004, 10:54 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
You can check iTMS and iTunes from a PC as well.

Yeah...Cant really install it on my asset though

brapper · Nov 23, 2004, 11:09 AM

nothing as of yet...

Visnaut · Nov 23, 2004, 11:18 AM

Although the store is inaccessible to Canadians, even when clicking on a different country, which would indicate that the store will soon be up, there's also been rumblings from a few independent music labels saying the launch date that was negotiated with them was Nov. 30th.

Whether this means we'll have to wait another week, or we'll see a progressive roll-out of available labels, we'll soon find out. If we don't see a press release around 12PM EST today, then I seriously doubt any release before the 30th.

Sebastien · Nov 28, 2004, 01:23 AM

Well I just saw a commercial on local TV, the usual 'iPod+iTunes' , 'Mac or PC' with the usual dancing silouettes, with 'apple.ca' appearing at the end. I'm guessing monday, or (obviously) tuesday at the latest.

joltguy · Nov 29, 2004, 09:35 AM

Originally posted by Sebastien:
Well I just saw a commercial on local TV, the usual 'iPod+iTunes' , 'Mac or PC' with the usual dancing silouettes, with 'apple.ca' appearing at the end. I'm guessing monday, or (obviously) tuesday at the latest.

Actually, "apple.ca" has appeared at the end of the iPod commercials (on Canadian TV) for a long time, so that's not an really an indicator. Anyways, today or tomorrow, it'll be here soon!!

brapper · Nov 29, 2004, 06:38 PM

"tomorrow, tomorrow, i love ya, tomorrow, you're always a day awaaaaaay!" [/annie]

here's to tomorrow...

hybrid · Nov 30, 2004, 04:02 AM

Well, here we are in the last 24 hours of November.

Will Apple deliver, or did they mean the iTunes Canada store would launch in some other November?

Aiglos · Nov 30, 2004, 10:52 AM

Originally posted by hybrid:
Well, here we are in the last 24 hours of November.

Will Apple deliver, or did they mean the iTunes Canada store would launch in some other November?

Man.... Apple is worse than me in meeting deadlines.

maximusbibicus · Nov 30, 2004, 11:35 AM

Seriously, this is gonna suck if its not released today.

If it is not announced today, i sure hope they give us a concrete date for release.

brapper · Nov 30, 2004, 01:05 PM

honestly, wtf.
get it done.

Superchicken · Nov 30, 2004, 01:18 PM

If this store is not released today... I am going to grow wings of pure fire and fly into Apple Canada's headquarters...

Sebastien · Nov 30, 2004, 07:39 PM

less than 6 hours to go!!

I think Steve did his typical thing of announcing something for a date that they can't possibly deliver on.

ManOfSteal · Nov 30, 2004, 07:47 PM

Originally posted by Superchicken:
If this store is not released today... I am going to grow wings of pure fire and fly into Apple Canada's headquarters...

Let me know how it goes...

Daracle · Nov 30, 2004, 11:09 PM

This sucks.

Aiglos · Dec 1, 2004, 10:32 AM

Americans must clearly follow a different calendar because November is over.

macaddict0001 · Dec 1, 2004, 11:05 AM

its up
whoops false alarm it forwarding me automatically to the uk store without saying it wasn't in my country yet.

im_noahselby · Dec 1, 2004, 02:18 PM

Originally posted by Mac Write:
Here's the list of countries launching this week:

Of what year?...

This is pathetic. Didn't they say that it would definitely be out by November. So much for credibility...

Noah

Eug Wanker · Dec 1, 2004, 03:05 PM

Canadian iTunes Music Store postponed

"We said that we would launch the iTunes Music Store in Canada by the end of November, but we're going to miss this deadline by a bit," Apple said in the statement given to MacCentral. "You'll hear from us very soon."

paully dub · Dec 1, 2004, 03:07 PM

blame Canada.

Daracle · Dec 1, 2004, 04:02 PM

DAMN YOUS!

Daracle · Dec 1, 2004, 04:08 PM

Originally posted by im_noahselby:
Of what year?... This is pathetic. Didn't they say that it would definitely be out by November. So much for credibility...

Noah

C'mon now...Its not uncommon for things to be pushed back. Espeically when I heard that there were some extras that they had to take care of here in Canada....

ryju · Dec 1, 2004, 05:08 PM

God-damn Celine Dion.

storer · Dec 1, 2004, 05:12 PM

Canada being put off means Australia is put off!

APPLE, YOU IS TEH SUCK!