Oneiric currently has apps available for purchase, as can be seen at [0] (although the server would seem to be a bit unresponsive right atm).
[0] https://software- center.ubuntu.com/api/2.0/applications/en/ubuntu/oneiric/i386/ ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/871793 Title: For Purchase sector does not showing listed items Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: When I click on For Purchase Applications tab, there is no list of items, descriptions, etc. The tab is complete empty. Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch) Release: 11.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/871793/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp