iPhone developer program now international

Apple has now opened up its iPhone and iPod Touch developer program to areas outside of the United States. Why does this matter? Now, developers outside of the States can create official, Apple accepted apps that can be published in the App Store that is to come out with the new iPhone software in June. All of this news comes from a TUAW reader who says he has been accepted into the program but lives in the UK.

This is great news not only for the developers who will now be able to create apps, but also for everyone who owns an iPod Touch or iPhone. This creates a potential for hundreds of more apps created by the large population of Apple developers outside of the States. I’ve said it before, the SDK announcement is going to be huge, and I have a feeling the App Store is going to be filled with hundreds of goodies to waste some time trying out and using. The usefulness of the iPhone will skyrocket with third party apps, and I can’t wait. Are you excited?