Google has announced paid Android apps will now be available to customers in Australia, and users in 19 other countries as well.
The company announced last week on its blog that the widespread adoption of Android has pushed the company to allow developers to sell paid apps in these countries.
“We have been hard at work on this and it is my pleasure to announce that effective today, developers from 20 more countries can now sell paid apps on Android Market. Additionally, over the next two weeks, users in 18 additional countries will be able to purchase paid apps from Android Market.”
“Support for paid application sales is now expanded to developers in 29 countries, with today’s additions of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan.”
The announcement will surely put Android in further competition with the App Store, as more users are adopting Android-based smartphones in relation to iOS-based devices.
Patrick Stafford is a freelance journalist and a former deputy editor of SmartCompany.
