Many
users were unable to sign in to their iCloud mail and storage.
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Watch: Main Features
Apple
said the problems were finally resolved at around 8pm UK time.
People
were able to access the stores and see content, but reported a range of error
messages when trying to buy a song, film or app.
Others
said the download progress wheel was disappearing without explanation.
Users
around the world vented their frustration on social media.
"Come
on #AppleStore #itunes #down #Trinidad," tweeted one user.
"I
explained to my son: 'Apple is having a bad day at the office' #iTunes AppStore
DOWN World Wide!!" tweeted @AtlantaJJ.
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Gallery: Apple Watch: What It's Up Against
An Apple
statement to Sky News said: "We apologize to our customers experiencing
problems with iTunes and other services this morning.
"The
cause was an internal DNS error at Apple. We’re working to make all of the services
available to customers as soon as possible, and we thank everyone for their
patience."
The
iTunes outage could have cost Apple several million dollars an hour, based on
its revenues from last year.
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