Apple Computer, Inc. is closing in on the one billions songs milestone in their “iTunes Music Store Billion Songs Coundown.”
Music lovers like you in 21 countries around the globe have purchased nearly one billion songs from the iTunes Music Store. And as we count down to this massive milestone in digital music history, we’d like to thank you for joining us.
We’ve got one billion reasons to celebrate, and we’re starting with you. As we mark our way to one billion, the music fans who download every 100,000th song will receive a prize package featuring a black 4GB iPod nano and a $100 iTunes Music Card (good for any media type).
And if you’re the lucky grand-prize winner who downloads the billionth song from the iTunes Music Store, you’ll receive a 20-inch iMac, 10 60GB iPods, and a $10,000 iTunes Music Card (good for any media type) to jumpstart your digital music collection. In addition, Apple will create a full-ride scholarship in your name to a world-renowned music school. Just think: You could help launch the careers of an entire generation of musicians.
The best digital jukebox and the #1 music download store, iTunes is the best way for Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase, and download music. Visit the iTunes Music Store 24/7, purchase individual songs or entire albums, search and browse for new music, enjoy groundbreaking personal use rights, then sync everything to your iPod seamlessly.
Apple has a “Billion Songs Countdown” counter running on Apple.com which currently stands at 997,823,905.
Click here to launch Apple’s iTunes Store.
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Go iTunes!!!
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Too bad Carl Sagan will miss this historic event.
Ampar – Sagan probably wouldn’t be interested until we got to the “billions and billions” stage…
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I wonder how fast the last million will go? The pace seems to picking up this morning. I wonder how real-time that counter is.
Too bad Carl Sagan will miss this historic event.
would love to have heard him say… “Billions of downloads.” i miss Carl.
I have been hearing that Amazon’s New music service would have no impact on Apple’s iTunes.
Does anyone really believe that?
When people wanted an iPod they went to Amazon.com to get it.
When people wanted an iMac they went to Amazon.com to get it.
When people wanted an iBook they went to Amazon.com to get it.
Amazon sold more Ipods than anyone else for Apple.
So, if people go to Amazon.com to get another Apple product and they are offered a more cost effective of the same thing by Amazon, would they say NO THANKS ?
If you are an Apple Addict, of course you would decline it however most people are not addicted to Apple, they would be happy with an alternative that costs less and easier to get.
So, when this web site publishes news that Amazon’s MP3 service will be no threat to Apple’s iTunes, is it really thinking throughly?
Or is it just giving its reader’s what they want to hear?
I do not think of Amazon’s upcoming music service as another Yahoo or Sprint, Amazon is the most trusted shopping site on the internet.
It is one place people would know they wouldnt have to re-enter their credit card and personal information to get what they want.
Everything is basicly a click away.
BuriedCaesar: True. But I just spoke with his publicist who regrets to inform us that he’ll probably miss the next few milestones too. (secret: he’s in the “mystery box”)
When it hits nine billion will all of the stars go out without a fuss?
I think Carl Sagan DID have an black iPod – you can see it clearly at the beginning of the film “2001: A Space Odyssey”.
Amazon iTunes,
Amazon is no threat to Apple. It may be a threat to Napster, Real, etc., though:
Amazon preps Amazon-branded music players, digital music service to rival Apple iPod+iTunes Store
Amazon’s music ambitions pose no threat to Apple’s market-dominating iPod+iTunes
1 billion songs, all without the Beatles. I guess they really screwed up… as did any other artist that thought it was just a fad. If Apple Records would have saved their litigation costs and simply cooperated with Apple Computers, they’d all be a lot wealthier and have much better PR.
But, it’s not too late. With a large focus upon the iTunes Music Store right now, it’d be a prefect time for these artists to join in and get a little free media coverage.
…but F. Gump may be right, “Stupid is as stupid does.”
Apple (Records) Corp. Ltd. might a whole hella lot wealthier if their lawsuit forces Apple Computer Inc. to spin off (IPO) the iTunes Music Store and Apple Corp gains an ownership stake in that company.
The average daily download for iTunes is 3 million songs. Apple will get its billionth download today for sure.
Listen up!
For your information, when the last countdown ran, the counter was three hours behind when the actual song sold.
And yes it is part of a conspiracy to get us to accept Trusted computing.
1 Billion…
This will happen today!
HOLLY MOLLY!!
iTunes just asked me if I wanted to update, something is up kiddies
“When it hits nine billion will all of the stars go out without a fuss?”
props for the obscure Arthur C. Clarke reference – you truly are king of the sci-fi nerds!!
http://www.geocities.com/rojodos/docs/9000000000.htm
Shouldn’t it be the iTunes Music Store Billion Songs Countup?
Which is faster? The iTMS ticker, the national debt counter, or the Bill Gates wealth meter?
Which is faster? Heat or cold?
Heat. You can catch cold. Duh.
Thanks Re: Me! I’ll put on a crown of nebula clusters.
Love sci-fi. I’d like to thank Ursula, Ray, Roald, Frank, Arthur, Isaac, Philip and so many more.
More accurate counter here.
In 1994, Apple Computer began developing the Power Macintosh 7100. They chose the internal code name “Carl Sagan,” in honor of the astronomer.
Though the project name was strictly internal and never used in public marketing, when Sagan learned of this internal usage, he sued Apple Computer to use a different project name – other projects had names like “Cold fusion” and “Piltdown Man”, and he was displeased at being associated with what he considered pseudoscience.
Though Sagan lost the suit, Apple engineers complied with his demands anyway, renaming the project “BHA” (Butthead Astronomer). Sagan sued Apple for libel over the new name, claiming that it subjected him to contempt and ridicule. Sagan lost this lawsuit as well; still, the 7100 saw another name change: it was now called “LAW” (Lawyers Are Wimps).
Everyone knows this counter is fake, right? It just adds 2, then 3, then 3, then 2 again
Everyone knows this counter is fake, right? It just adds 2, then 3, then 3, then 2 again
You mean the one on Apple’s site?
I wouldn’t be surpirised. I fell for the last one and bought 500 songs just to find out I downloaded then three hours after the actual last song was sold.
Apple is tricking us.
MacDude,
Yeah, I meant Apple’s counter.
deedubya: That was part of my hidden sarcasm. It’s too easy to be obvious. Carl was a little over the top at the time. But still an interesting guy.