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iTunes Music Store hits Billionth Download

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hitting-the-bigtime dept.

SirWraith writes "In case anyone hasn't realized Apple has had a counter going up to a billion for a few weeks now. Apparently last night, they hit the mark. From ABC News: 'Apple says Alex Ostrovsky from West Bloomfield, Mich., was the lucky audiophile who downloaded "Speed of Sound" by Brit pop band Coldplay, giving the Cupertino, Calif., company bragging rights to the 10-figure milestone. Thanks to a generous prize package from Apple, Ostrovsky will now use a $10,000 iTunes music card to keep those downloads flowing on his new 20-inch iMac computer, and listen to his favorite tunes on one of the 10 60GB iPods.'"

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  1. Re:first post by thelost · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    it's hardly surprising digg posted it first, their stories don't need to go through the same moderation process stories do on /. as they have a different news system which promotes stories more quickly. However on digg you can't expect to have any kind of decent conversation (ignoring rabid OSS fanboi's etc) so it balances out somewhat.

    Go to digg for the latest news, come here to chat about it.

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  2. Thanks a Billion ... dammit. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'll *NEVER* hear the fucking end of this now.

    My gf loooooves Coldplay ... and I cannot stand to hear any it. We've been over this many times. Including a whine-cry-fest because I wouldn't subject myself to hours on end of her tittering friends AND Coldplay on a concert night.

    So now, my heavy iTunes-Store using gf will gloat and yammer on, Coldplay this, Coldplay that, iTunes' Billionth this and that ... god fucking dammit ... was fucking Hendrix or YoYoMa or ... jeeze, just about anything too much for the winning song?

    Fuck. At 7:56, my fresh, new, cripsy Friday is fucking. Thanks Apple, thanks a lot.

  3. And I'm proud to say.... by whoda · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ...that I haven't purchased a single one.

    I do love the sample's at the iTunes store though. It makes it easier to decide what songs to acquire thru cheaper means.