Apple iTunes Store Records 10 Billionth Download, Gives Away $10,000 Gift Card
Apple iTunes Store Records 10 Billionth Download, Gives Away $10,000 Gift Card
Posted 02/26/2010 at 7:45am
| by Paul Lilly
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Apple on Thursday announced that more than 10 billion songs have been purchased and downloaded from the company's iTunes Store.
"We're grateful to all of our customers for helping us reach this amazing milestone," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of Internet Services. "We're proud that iTunes has become the number one music retailer in the world, and selling 10 billion songs is truly staggering."
Louie Sulcer, a 71-year-old from Woodstock, Georgia, made the 10 billionth purchase when he bought Johnny Cash's "Guess Things Happen That Way." As a result for his good timing (and good taste in music), Sulcer will receive a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card.
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Brock Kane
February 26, 2010 at 3:39pm
Are you kidding me? So, this guy can download 10,000 songs?
Why not give him a $10,000 Apple gift card, so he can actually buy things, like Laptops, or other Apple products? Instead they give him an ITunes card? Is Steve Jobs really that cheap???
Well, guess Louie Sulcer will have to start downloading 10,000 songs. But he should hurry, after all he is 71 YEARS OLD!
Jobs, I have to say....You're an A-HOLE!!!!
Chyeaaah
February 27, 2010 at 3:31am
Age isn't really a factor in this one. I'm 20 and still wouldn't want a $10,000 iTunes gift card.
baskinghobo
February 26, 2010 at 4:11pm
It's not like apple was forced to give a $10,000 itunes gift card.
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