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1 Billion iTunes Contest

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the slavering-and-drooling-accountants dept.

pvt_medic writes "Apple has announced their newest contest for the 1 Billionth iTunes song downloaded. Every 100,000 downloads someone will win an iPod nano and a $100 giftcard, with the grand prize being an iMac, 10 iPod (60GB), and $10,000 credit at iTunes. Looks like business is going well for Apple."

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  1. Odds of winning... by jollyroger1210 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    odds of winning? 1 in a billion.

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    Purple, because ice cream has no bones.
  2. Interesting Snippet of code by mkiwi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I was looking through the source code on Apple's 1 Billion dollar site to see if there was a javascript calculator doing the counter, and I found this:

    <p class="sosumi">*No purchase necessary to win. <a href="/itunes/1billion/entryform/">Click here</a> to submit a free entry form.</p>

    Sosumi... mmmmm...