The Google Store has gone down in Australia, and conveniently the same day that the LG Watch Urbane was launched on it. Coincidence? I think not. At the moment, we’re only able to confirm that the Google Store in Australia is down at the moment, but the U.S. version appears to be still working – if yours is down too, we’d love to hear from you in the comments. What’s most interesting is that there isn’t a splash to inform you that the Google Store has gone down, rather that the Google Store is not yet available in that region, which seems pretty ironic seeing as that shouldn’t be the case (unless we’ve been spontaneously cut off by Google).
If this is really due to the launch of the LG Watch Urbane and somehow overloading the servers with prospective buyers, I would be supremely surprised – while in the U.S. the device launched for a relatively fair $349 USD, the device is launching at $459 AUD, a full $160 more than the LG G Watch R which is currently discounted. Whatever the real cause is, those who are actually trying to get their hands on the LG Watch Urbane will have to be patient just a little longer.
UPDATE: It’s back now, and the LG Watch Urbane isn’t sold out yet either.
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Source: Google Store
