We just got an e-mail over from the people at Google Android Market. So the UK now supports paid applications, also via credit card and Google checkout. Next in line are Germany and Austria. I guess other markets like Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, France, and Singapore will have to wait (even though its just credit card billing anyway). Also Google informs us that the HTC Dream will be available in Orange starting March 15.

Hello,

I’m writing to let you know that priced apps are now available to users in the UK.  You can target your priced apps to UK users by selecting the “UK”

or “All Current and Future Countries with Payment” location options in the publisher website at http://market.android.com/publish.  If you select “All Current and Future Countries with Payment,” then your priced apps will automatically appear to users in all countries where priced apps are available.  Please note that we have added selection options for Germany and Austria in advance of priced apps becoming available in those markets.

Details on when users in Germany and Austria can see priced apps will be forthcoming.

Also, I am pleased to let you know that free applications will become available in France starting March 15th, when Orange launches the HTC Dream.  France will join the other countries where users currently can download free applications:  US, UK, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Australia, and Singapore.  You can make your free apps available to French users by selecting “All Current and Future Locations”.

We will add the option to target France when we add the ability to add French language listings in the publisher website, which we expect to be complete by end of this month.

Thanks for your support, and we look forward to continue working with you on Android Market.