Apple confirms the existence of problems accessing the iTunes Store

  If you had problems purchasing or downloading applications from App Store, or any other multimedia content from the iTunes Store, then it's good to know that the problem is related to Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),. For an hour and a half, the iTunes Store was not functional, according to Apple, Game center and FaceTime were also affected. Even though Apple says that the problems have been solved, some users still say that they can't connect to the iTunes Store and can't make purchases/downloads, so you know exactly where the problem is.