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Why is the South African Apple store so restricted? If we are buying Apple products Apple.com should make available all apps, music and other products. We are not able to use our Apple hardware effectively!

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Posted on Sep 16, 2012 10:10 AM

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Posted on Sep 16, 2012 12:22 PM

It is the app and music publishers that place this restriction on where Apple can sell things.

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Oct 4, 2012 9:23 AM in response to thyondesign

This has been extensively discussed elsewhere. Apple are not fools and would not deny themselves revenue without a good reason. What that reason might be that is blocking them from releasing games in the SA iTunes Store has not been stated, but there's certainly a good reason, be it legal, fiscal, or some combination.


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Mar 20, 2013 9:08 AM in response to varjak paw

Update: another poster from South Africa said this:


The local FPB is in final discussions how to create a rating validation, so Apple's age/violence ratings can be mapped. Once Apple Luxemborg and the FPB have agreed, they will open the games category finally. Now that we finally have music, limited movies (also FPB approved), we will likely get the games category soon. Keep posting and hoping. Now let's focus on TV, Books for South Africa next, as they are still missing.


I cannot vouch for the accuracy of that statement.

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