Millions of Apple users are having problems downloading music and apps from iTunes and the App Store as outages spread around the world
Millions of Apple users are unable to download music and apps from iTunes and the App Store for a problem with applications.
The accident has generated a wave of complaints on social networks, with other Apple users claiming to have difficulty logging in iCloud.
It is estimated that the problems cost Apple more than $ 4 million (£ 2.7 million) in lost sales of iTunes and the App Store. With these systems down, users can not buy new applications or install updates for those who already have. They will also be able to buy music or videos from iTunes.
Apple's website said the problems had started at 9am UK time, which means that from 19:00 pm the company could have lost $ 40 million in sales.
Apple has apologized for the problems. In a statement, said: "We apologize to our customers experiencing problems with iTunes and other services this morning The cause was an internal DNS error in Apple.
Website System Status Apple said at the time of writing the iTunes Store, App Store and Mac App Store were "not available to all users".
The website says: "Customers may be unable to make purchases in the App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store or Mac App Store."
He also warns that many users can not access your iCloud Mail iCloud or log in at all.
Users can access the pages of iTunes and the App Store, but when trying to make a purchase being shown an error message that says "could not complete your iTunes Store request."
The website says: "Customers may be unable to make purchases in the App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store or Mac App Store."
He also warns that many users can not access your iCloud Mail iCloud or log in at all.
Users can access the pages of iTunes and the App Store, but when trying to make a purchase being shown an error message that says "could not complete your iTunes Store request."