App Store and iTunes to suspend its work in Greece due to the financial crisis
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
The financial problems of the country once again hit the daily life of the Greeks. The ban on the use of credit cards has forced many online services to suspend work in Greece.
Because of the financial crisis, the Greeks were without iTunes, App Store, PayPal and other services related to online payments, reports publication BuzzFeed. This is not the biggest problem of the country now, but it worsens the situation further.
@AppStore Dear AppStore, please accept greek credit cards, we can not download applicesio in our iphones :( Sincerely iPhone Holders Greece
- Themis Giannoulis (@ThemisGia) July 2, 2015
Such restrictions were the result of a ban on the movement of money out of the country, entered the leadership of Greece this past weekend. This means that even buying songs for $ 1 is considered a prohibited payment. According to locals, there are problems even with the update already purchased the application.
Eerie to see App Store #Greece decline a € 1 purchase. Guess no iPhone activations this week either. #nemesispic.twitter.com/BGlKHBBwvH - Sotiris B (@ innov8rX) July 1, 2015
Service PayPal, which is a component of almost all online payments, also ceased to carry out transactions. In contrast, from Apple, the company publicly spoke about the incident, repeating the official information on the prohibition of payments outside the country and assured that the company will continue to monitor the developments and the results of the negotiations between the Greek government and its creditors.
@GreekBailout I try to pay via Paypal with a Greek Cash Card and Paypal denies.
- Christos Valsamidis (@ cbal32) July 2, 2015
Whatever it was, the situation is more serious than the inability to buy songs and applications in the online stores. Living in the country lost access to subscriptions to newspapers and magazines, to paid online courses or pay for cloud storage. This means a certain degree of isolation from the online world. And regardless of the outcome of Sunday's referendum, these problems will be uncomfortable for a while.