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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. Re:May I Be The First To Say.. by catch23 · · Score: 5, Funny

    A 600GB raid-0 array!

  2. Dear Winner: by Anonymous+Crowhead · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good luck with your taxes in 2007.

    We'll be watching.

    The IRS

  3. Little-known exception by Carpe+PM · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the billionth song is a Michael Bolton tune they are skipped and the winner will be the next one.

  4. I mean, no mention of the scholarship? by l3prador · · Score: 5, Informative

    I can't believe OP missed (IMO) the coolest part of the grand prize...

    Apple will create a full-ride scholarship in your name to a world-renowned music school.

    Classy.