Sunday, June 24, 2012

Apple Expands App Stores to 32 New Countries

Mentioned briefly during the WWDC 2012 keynote, Apple has notified iOS and Mac developers that their work can now be sold in 32 new countries around the world. Jeez, we didn't even know Mauritania was a real place!

Apple has issued an email to iOS and Mac developers through its iTunes Connect portal, notifying them that 32 new territories have been added to the App Store lineup, which should be a nice way to rack up some additional revenue for their hard work.

"Before you can sell your apps in the new territories, you must agree to the new iOS Paid Applications or Mac OS X Paid Applications contract," the email to developers reads. "Once you have agreed to the new contracts, your apps will be available in all new territories."

To make life easier, sales in the 32 new countries will be done in U.S. dollars rather than the local currency.

So where can you now find the App Store and Mac App Store?

It's available in Albania, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Fiji, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Sao Tome e Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Zimbabwe. Whew!

Kudos to the 32 new countries now enjoying the App Stores, and be sure to chime in on the comments if you're reading from any of these places.

Just one question: Is Swaziland like a place where they worship Patrick Swayze? Because that would be kind of cool...

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