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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Tigerdirect is an American based company, apparently they aren't officially released by Microsoft in Canada though. I saw that earlier and was confused.

Ah ok... The weird thing I find is that unlike CanadaComputers and the like; TigerDirect warranties tend to pertain to the Canadian manufacturer location rather than the American - any idea?

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Originally posted by Shade Ah ok... The weird thing I find is that unlike CanadaComputers and the like; TigerDirect warranties tend to pertain to the Canadian manufacturer location rather than the American - any idea?

Absolutely no idea, that's a wierd one too. But I would just like to say that I friggin love CanadaComputers.

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Absolutely no idea, that's a wierd one too. But I would just like to say that I friggin love CanadaComputers.

+1

..though their customer service (if something goes wrong) - in some stores - could be kinder

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Originally posted by Shade +1 ..though their customer service (if something goes wrong) - in some stores - could be kinder

Haven't had to deal with that, I void the warranty of pretty much everything I buy within 5 minutes.

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Haven't had to deal with that, I void the warranty of pretty much everything I buy within 5 minutes.

Hahaha me too - but the first thing I bought from them was DOA and I had to argue for a little while

sounds great, cant wait for the zune marketplace to launch our music

The big downside with the Zune is that aside from music you have in MP3 format, nothing aside from what you buy at the Zune Marketplace will play on it.

So if you've bought anything at iTunes or any other online retailer (including the MSN music store), you'll have to convert it to MP3 before you can play it on the Zune.

I don't know why manufacturers continue to push unfriendly DRM models onto consumers.

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Originally posted by Shade Ah ok... The weird thing I find is that unlike CanadaComputers and the like; TigerDirect warranties tend to pertain to the Canadian manufacturer location rather than the American - any idea?

I've been in the business for 14 years.

Dealers who provide Canadian manufacturer warranties are AUTHORIZED dealers. Authorized dealers have full support and training from the manufacturers to sell their product in Canada. Products purchased from authorized dealers, in the even there is a warranty issue, can be taken to ANY authorized service centre or depot in Canada.

Grey Market Dealers, a.k.a. unauthorized dealers, acquire their product through unauthorized wholesalers, liquidators, importers, bank foreclosures, auctions, product meant for manufacture rather than retail sales, and product meant to be destined for other countries made for that country's quality standards. Grey market product has absolutely no support from the manufacturers in Canada.

Grey markey product sells for less, and is a good buy if you know what you are doing and understand the risks, or have trust in and support from your dealer.

Authorized product is more expensive, but quality and peace of mind comes with it.

You get what you pay for. You decide.

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Originally posted by English Rachel I WANT ONE!!! AND I want it in brown.... I hope Santa reads TA

Hahaha ^5 that would be awesome eh rach? lol

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Originally posted by Revival160 The big downside with the Zune is that aside from music you have in MP3 format, nothing aside from what you buy at the Zune Marketplace will play on it. So if you've bought anything at iTunes or any other online retailer (including the MSN music store), you'll have to convert it to MP3 before you can play it on the Zune. I don't know why manufacturers continue to push unfriendly DRM models onto consumers.

Meh, big deal. There's a shitload of programs out there to decrypt iTunes et al's DRM stuff and turn the files into regular .mp3 format.

That said, the iTunes Music Store has the same problem as the Zune Marketplace. You can only play the files on an iPod, nothing else. Unless you know of this other stuff, which most people do not.

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Originally posted by Revival160 I don't know why manufacturers continue to push unfriendly DRM models onto consumers.

Because that's the only way they can make money and remain legal. All the manufacturers will now also try and re-do what Apple did so successfully - create their own system.

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Originally posted by starsearcher Because that's the only way they can make money and remain legal. All the manufacturers will now also try and re-do what Apple did so successfully - create their own system.

I think the average consumer is getting wise to this though. The only reason there has been no backlash on the iTunes DRM is because nobody has come along with the iPod killer yet.

Once that happens, the uproar from people that bought tracks from iTunes will begin.

I hope the customer continues to get smarter about DRM.

Legally, eMusic in the US operates a store with music in MP3 format. They don't have content from the major labels, but they do have some good stuff. It's the major labels that are holding back the MP3 format.

Regarding profitability, nobody is making money selling music on-line at the moment. Not even iTunes. Apple and Microsoft chose this structure to support sales of a device. And it's all at the customer's expense.

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