Zune HD only available in US :-(

Sigh....guess I won't be able to get one after all.  That sucks but I can't really say I'm surprised.  I've been trying to find a Samsung P3 for 6 months with no luck.  Here's the link.
 
 http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/its-official-no-plans-to-sell-zune-hd-outside-the-us.ars

I don't really blame them. Microsoft only owns 1-3% of the MP3 player market.

Dunno why it would have region compatibility issues. It charges via USB port and USBs are the same everywhere in the world. So you could import if you want, but really, this is the time to capitalize on the previous Zune which will probably be cheap as hell real soon.