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Apple half-adds 40+ countries to iTunes Store, App Store

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By Jeremy Horwitz

Editor-in-Chief, iLounge
Published: Thursday, July 10, 2008
News Category: iTunes

In an unusual half-expansion of the iTunes Store, Apple today added over 40 countries to the iTunes Store’s pull-down list of international stores, yet directed their users to English-language versions of the App Store rather than localized stores with traditional iTunes content. Many of the countries, including China, Korea, Lebanon, Russia, and Vietnam, notably lack significant English-speaking populations.

A brief skim of the App Store pages for these countries suggests that they are still in the process of being built, and may well be localized only as the iPhone and iPod touch expand in popularity overseas. The limited versions of the App Store sometimes lack for “Top Apps” and other featured content sidebars, while the absence of traditional iTunes Stores apparently reflects a lack of purchasable music, video, and other non-interactive downloadable content in those countries.

The complete list of new iTunes App Store countries is:

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

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Comments

21

Hi there,

How do I log on to the Israel Itunes store?

Thanks

Posted by Gadi Ben Lavi on July 1, 2009 at 3:22 AM (PDT)

22

wtf…i dont need apps, ineed to buy music….buying movies and music online (legally) is almost impossible in pakistan…

Posted by cognitive on September 7, 2009 at 12:25 PM (PDT)

23

I am in Saudi arabia, and I could not access podcasts, or music also. How can I do that?
I don’t want the apps.

Posted by kag on October 5, 2009 at 5:29 AM (PDT)

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