Jeff Campbell
04-13-2009, 04:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/10/apple_begins_countdown_to_1_billion_app_store_downloads.html' target='_blank'>http://www.appleinsider.com/article..._downloads.html</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Apple said Friday that App Store shoppers have downloaded nearly 1 billion applications since the service launched less than one year ago and is running a promotion that will award one lucky customer with over $13,000 in Apple goodies."As of today, nearly one billion apps have been downloaded around the globe. So we just want to say thanks - a billion," the Cupertino-based company wrote in a new posting to its website that was accompanied by a digital counter that's racing towards the 1 billion mark."</em></p><p><em><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1239603476.usr105634.jpg" /></em></p><p>A nice collection of prizes await one lucky customer in celebration of the billionth sale at the App Store, such as a fully loaded MacBook Pro, Time Capsule and $10,000.00 USD iTunes Gift Card. You can enter by purchasing an app on your Mac, iPhone or iPod Touch, or just go to the entry page and fill out a no purchase required <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/billion-app-countdown/entryform/" target="_blank">entry</a>.Â*</p>