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iTunes Store Tops Three Billion Songs


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Apple
announced today that they have sold over 3 Billion songs through the iTunes store.

Wed like to thank all of our customers who have contributed to this incredible milestone, said Eddy Cue, Apples vice president of iTunes.


The last iTunes milestone announcement came in January 2007, when Apple revealed it had sold over 2 billion songs.

Earlier this year, Apple became the 3rd largest music retailer in the US. Apple first opened the iTunes store in April of 2003.

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59 months ago
To give it it's proper home

Apple's iTunes tops 3 billion songs...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKWEN989220070731


Backed up by appleinsider

Apple's iTunes Store: 3 billion served

By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 09:00 AM EST

Apple said Tuesday that more than three billion songs have been purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store since its inception back in April of 2003.

The Apple download service has grown into the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store -- featuring a catalog of over five million songs, 550 television shows and 500 movies.

“We’d like to thank all of our customers who have contributed to this incredible milestone,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes.

The iTunes Store also recently surpassed Amazon and Target to become the third largest music retailer in the US.


That is a lot of songs.
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59 months ago

To give it it's proper home



Backed up by appleinsider



That is a lot of songs.


Thanks for moving this here... My macrumors kept disconnecting for some reason... :confused: ...tis why I posted in the other discussion thread
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59 months ago
I created this graph using the dates from the Apple Press Releases to see how the iTunes store is growing (and it is growing VERY quickly):

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59 months ago
gee, that's a lot of tracks... ;)
Keep it up! (mostly with non-dmr... ;):D)
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59 months ago
That's one song for every couple on the planet :)

Sweet.
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59 months ago
At the same time, somehow I don't think the record labels will be thanking Apple for preventing x billions of illegal downloads.
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59 months ago
that didnt take long...id say itunes will pass best buy sooon! to #2
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59 months ago
Congratulations Apple!!! 1 billion songs in a little over 6 months.

Now on to serious business. When is the next iTunes contest with an iPod giveaway? It would make a nice announcement/contest - a multi-touch iPod for a multi-billion year.
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59 months ago

Congratulations Apple!!! 1 billion songs in a little over 6 months.

Now on to serious business. When is the next iTunes contest with an iPod giveaway? It would make a nice announcement/contest - a multi-touch iPod for a multi-billion year.


Way to go Apple! The third billion songs in 6 months, the growth is certainly accelerating! :D
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59 months ago

Congratulations Apple!!! 1 billion songs in a little over 6 months.

Now on to serious business. When is the next iTunes contest with an iPod giveaway? It would make a nice announcement/contest - a multi-touch iPod for a multi-billion year.


Yeah, the last contest I can remember is when that guy bought a Coldplay album/song and won 10 iPods, an iMac, and a $10,000 iTunes gift card. Not bad. :p
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