Scrawled in Wax

Almost everyday, some poor fellow Canadian arrives at this blog desperately searching for some sign that we Canucks will also get Hollywood movie and TV downloads on our white boxes of questionable reliability. Before, they ended up at this post – and went away disappointed. But now, we can finally celebrate – it’s coming on December 11th. The selection is limited and Microsoft Canada has released no word on pricing, but it’s a start. And hopefully, besides finally getting us some electronic, HD content, this move will also do two other things: on the media side, force Apple and other companies to get going on their ‘international’ plans, sign distribution deals and start thinking about infrastructure; and on the gaming side, force Sony to get their video download plans together while their PS3/PSP combo remains unique in the industry. Anyway, for now, we Canucks finally get some good news. Now if Sony would just release their Reader here, I’d be having a very merry Christmas.