iTunes Hits 100 Million

MacRumors · Jul 12, 2004, 01:31 AM

Apple reached their 100,000,000 iTunes sales mark tonight a bit before 1:30am.

Apple had launched a promotion giving away iPods every 100,000th song buyer between 95 million and 100 million, with the 100 millionth customer winning a 17" PowerBook, 40GB iPod and 10,000 iTune Song gift certificate.

No word yet on who the lucky winner is.

encrypt3d · Jul 12, 2004, 01:32 AM

take that napster/walmart etc.

JGowan · 01:41 AM

I've been "TELLING A FRIEND" all day... I was in the running for IPODS 300,000-900,000 and then telling a friend (itunes100@apple.com, x12) like a mad bastard from 99,950,000 till it turned over.

I know a lot of people probably are thinking that most of the last 5M songs were bought, but it was probably mostly the FREE way to enter.

All you needed to do was simply click “Music Store” (from iTunes 4.6) and click any album, song or whatever, and click the “Tell a Friend” button.

Instead of telling a friend, put in the email "itunes100@apple.com". Click send and you’re entered.

Of course, it also said to send email to additional addresses, just separate with a comma, so I had the address 12 times in my COPIED memory and just kept going back and forth. I probably was entered 5,000 times or more all day... and last night, too.

chewbaccapits · Jul 12, 2004, 01:33 AM

Man..I was just about to buy...iTMs is getting slammed with connections I bet!

I'll tell you right now; I didn't win.

afields · Jul 12, 2004, 01:33 AM

Well, I bought 2 albums. I wonder how long it takes for them to notify the winner.

Mattski · Jul 12, 2004, 01:34 AM

Great. Maybe they will be cashed up enough to launch in Australia.

Facetious I know (as I'm sure they have the cash), but we're hanging out for it.

Jackal05 · Jul 12, 2004, 01:34 AM

5 hours ago the countdown was still at under 99,000,000 then I went and played a game and checked again and it was already over.

imnoah · 02:03 AM

I've been watching the count for the past few hours and couldn't believe how fast the count moved once it passed the 99,970,000 mark. In the time it took me to download 3 songs, the count surpassed 100,012,000. Way to go Apple!

EDIT: The counter is still up! Any guesses as to how log it takes Apple to pull the plug? 100,040,483 at 12:39 CT

EDIT: I just realized that the ITMS peaked at 75 songs per second.

MattG · Jul 12, 2004, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackal05

5 hours ago the countdown was still at under 99,000,000 then I went and played a game and checked again and it was already over.

I was going to go to bed figuring nothing would happen until tomorrow morning...glad I didn't

Armsreach · Jul 12, 2004, 01:36 AM

I must say, this promotion was great. I've had a wishlist of songs built up that I kind of wanted to purchase ever since the functionality was built in, but hadn't purchased the songs yet. I am a music director at a radio station and get most of the music I want for free. However, I watched the website and went on a downloading frenzy downloading all the exclusive tracks I wanted right at the last minute. It was insane. The past two hours, about 1,000 songs a minute. Then about 25,000 songs in less than 5 minutes. Wow. Anyways, you got my money apple, and I got some cool itunes exclusive tracks. Anyone else purchase any songs at the last minute? What were they?

--Pixies - Bam Thwok
--Hey mercedes - Exclusive single
--Yeah yeah Yeahs - AOL Sessions
--Thrice/Thursday live at Apple Store
--Ben Folds - Speed Graphic and Sunny 16 EP's
--Get Up Kids - itunes session
--Pixies at BBC (not exclusive, but the only pixies release I don't have)

zac4mac · Jul 12, 2004, 01:38 AM

It just updated to 99,972,xxx and I started downloading Rush "Feedback" - it was over before the downloads finished. I wonder too...

Z

Mudbug · Jul 12, 2004, 01:39 AM

I think they should keep up the iPod giveaway part of this - maybe a free one given away for each million mark download from this point on. Seems like almost free advertising for them, and would seriously spike downloads.

applekid · Jul 12, 2004, 01:40 AM

I bet the winner only bought one song.

I on the other hand bought 50 songs. The RHCP Greatest Hit's Album for myself, 3 Bond CD for my sister, plus 5 other songs for her. If I win, I'll owe her an iPod.

mainemike · Jul 12, 2004, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macrumors

No word yet on who the lucky winner is.

It ain't me.....I ain't no fortunate son.

Although I did stay up late to buy some last minute tracks. Hey, I still have some cool tuneskis, so what do I care?

Looking forward to the celebrity playlist by the winner.
I'll bet it sucks.
(Sorry..sour grapes seeping in there).

ITR 81 · Jul 12, 2004, 01:42 AM

Looks like the counting funtion still works.

100,040,483..which happen in only last 15 mins.

G5orbust · Jul 12, 2004, 01:42 AM

I feel bad that I didnt contribute... stupid lack of a credit card...

JGowan · Jul 12, 2004, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mainemike

It ain't me.....I ain't no fortunate son.

Is that a reference to Bruce Hornsby?

comictimes · Jul 12, 2004, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudbug

I think they should keep up the iPod giveaway part of this - maybe a free one given away for each million mark download from this point on. Seems like almost free advertising for them, and would seriously spike downloads.

Or maybe just keep it at every 100,000. After all, they are earning a bit under $99,000 for each 100,000 songs, and will only lose $300 by giving away and ipod...

mainemike · Jul 12, 2004, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JGowan

Is that a reference to Bruce Hornsby?

Creedence Clearwater Revival, my boy.

Hey, if I did win the millionth download, it would have been by Duke Ellington. And if I didn't win? Who cares? The Duke rocks!

pickleman · Jul 12, 2004, 01:44 AM

although iits too late to give any tips. i did find that "telling a friend" on an imix presents a "tell another friend" after youve sent it.... which makes for a really fast sending spree.. i wonder why its only on the imixes.. maybee cause it was a newer feature and they havent bothered changing the reguralr tell a freinds.. or am i just dumb

juniormaj · Jul 12, 2004, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JGowan

Is that a reference to Bruce Hornsby?

John Fogerty, CCR

Freg3000 · Jul 12, 2004, 01:45 AM

Here's to a great promotion, continued iTunes success, and Apple leaving http://phobos.apple.com/external_counter.js so we can still watch the numbers!

Kyle? · Jul 12, 2004, 01:46 AM

Best I can tell, the mark was passed about 1:22-24 GMT -4, based on the rates during the five minutes intervals before and after the winner, probably closer to 1:23 or 24. I told a friend (itunes100@apple.com) about an album at about 1:22 and bought it at about 1:23. Hopin'

JGowan · Jul 12, 2004, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mainemike

I ain't no fortunate son.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JGowan

Is that a reference to Bruce Hornsby?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mainemike

Creedence Clearwater Revival, my boy.

Hornsby's got a beautiful song by that name, too!

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...dItemId=236873

mainemike · Jul 12, 2004, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juniormaj

John Fogerty, CCR

Keep on chooglin', JuniorMaj!

Say folks -

If you were the winner, and you had the opportunity to create a Celebrity Playlist on the iTunes store, what would you put together?

To be honest, I might feel a tad overwhelmed by the prospect.

Jul 12, 2004, 01:31 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	iTunes Hits 100 Million Apple reached their 100,000,000 iTunes sales mark tonight a bit before 1:30am. Apple had launched a promotion giving away iPods every 100,000th song buyer between 95 million and 100 million, with the 100 millionth customer winning a 17" PowerBook, 40GB iPod and 10,000 iTune Song gift certificate. No word yet on who the lucky winner is.

Jul 12, 2004, 01:32 AM	#2
encrypt3d macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2004	take that napster/walmart etc. __________________ band the MOFT

Jul 12, 2004, 01:32 AM	#3
JGowan macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2003	I've been "TELLING A FRIEND" all day... I was in the running for IPODS 300,000-900,000 and then telling a friend (itunes100@apple.com, x12) like a mad bastard from 99,950,000 till it turned over. I know a lot of people probably are thinking that most of the last 5M songs were bought, but it was probably mostly the FREE way to enter. All you needed to do was simply click “Music Store” (from iTunes 4.6) and click any album, song or whatever, and click the “Tell a Friend” button. Instead of telling a friend, put in the email "itunes100@apple.com". Click send and you’re entered. Of course, it also said to send email to additional addresses, just separate with a comma, so I had the address 12 times in my COPIED memory and just kept going back and forth. I probably was entered 5,000 times or more all day... and last night, too. __________________ JGowan Apple's market share is bigger than BMWs or Mercedes' in the auto market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes? - Steve Jobs Last edited by JGowan : Jul 12, 2004 at 01:41 AM.

Jul 12, 2004, 01:33 AM	#4
chewbaccapits macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Torrance, Californizzel	Man..I was just about to buy...iTMs is getting slammed with connections I bet! I'll tell you right now; I didn't win. __________________ RAHHHHHHHH

Jul 12, 2004, 01:33 AM	#5
afields macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2004	Well, I bought 2 albums. I wonder how long it takes for them to notify the winner. __________________ easy listening for intergalactic travel

Jul 12, 2004, 01:34 AM	#6
Mattski macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Australia	Thats fantastic now maybe..... Great. Maybe they will be cashed up enough to launch in Australia. Facetious I know (as I'm sure they have the cash), but we're hanging out for it. __________________ If 95% of people make a bad decision, it's still a bad decision.

Jul 12, 2004, 01:34 AM	#7
Jackal05 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2004	5 hours ago the countdown was still at under 99,000,000 then I went and played a game and checked again and it was already over.

Jul 12, 2004, 01:35 AM	#8
imnoah macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2002	That was FAST I've been watching the count for the past few hours and couldn't believe how fast the count moved once it passed the 99,970,000 mark. In the time it took me to download 3 songs, the count surpassed 100,012,000. Way to go Apple! EDIT: The counter is still up! Any guesses as to how log it takes Apple to pull the plug? 100,040,483 at 12:39 CT EDIT: I just realized that the ITMS peaked at 75 songs per second. Last edited by imnoah : Jul 12, 2004 at 02:03 AM.

Jul 12, 2004, 01:36 AM	#10
Armsreach macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2003	I must say, this promotion was great. I've had a wishlist of songs built up that I kind of wanted to purchase ever since the functionality was built in, but hadn't purchased the songs yet. I am a music director at a radio station and get most of the music I want for free. However, I watched the website and went on a downloading frenzy downloading all the exclusive tracks I wanted right at the last minute. It was insane. The past two hours, about 1,000 songs a minute. Then about 25,000 songs in less than 5 minutes. Wow. Anyways, you got my money apple, and I got some cool itunes exclusive tracks. Anyone else purchase any songs at the last minute? What were they? --Pixies - Bam Thwok --Hey mercedes - Exclusive single --Yeah yeah Yeahs - AOL Sessions --Thrice/Thursday live at Apple Store --Ben Folds - Speed Graphic and Sunny 16 EP's --Get Up Kids - itunes session --Pixies at BBC (not exclusive, but the only pixies release I don't have)

Jul 12, 2004, 01:38 AM	#11
zac4mac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: near Boulder, CO. USA	It just updated to 99,972,xxx and I started downloading Rush "Feedback" - it was over before the downloads finished. I wonder too... Z __________________ I build things, break things and catch things on fire. I love my job.

Jul 12, 2004, 01:39 AM	#12
Mudbug macrumors god Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Northwest Louisiana	I think they should keep up the iPod giveaway part of this - maybe a free one given away for each million mark download from this point on. Seems like almost free advertising for them, and would seriously spike downloads. __________________ happy thankschrismahanakwaanzicasmasgiving.

Jul 12, 2004, 01:40 AM	#13
applekid macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: On this chair	I bet the winner only bought one song. I on the other hand bought 50 songs. The RHCP Greatest Hit's Album for myself, 3 Bond CD for my sister, plus 5 other songs for her. If I win, I'll owe her an iPod.

Jul 12, 2004, 01:42 AM	#15
ITR 81 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2003	Looks like the counting funtion still works. 100,040,483..which happen in only last 15 mins.

Jul 12, 2004, 01:42 AM	#16
G5orbust macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2002	I feel bad that I didnt contribute... stupid lack of a credit card... __________________ Most powerful is he who has himself in his power. To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.

Jul 12, 2004, 01:44 AM	#20
pickleman macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2004	although iits too late to give any tips. i did find that "telling a friend" on an imix presents a "tell another friend" after youve sent it.... which makes for a really fast sending spree.. i wonder why its only on the imixes.. maybee cause it was a newer feature and they havent bothered changing the reguralr tell a freinds.. or am i just dumb

Jul 12, 2004, 01:45 AM	#22
Freg3000 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York	Here's to a great promotion, continued iTunes success, and Apple leaving http://phobos.apple.com/external_counter.js so we can still watch the numbers! __________________ FregTK This Is Momentum.

Jul 12, 2004, 01:46 AM	#23
Kyle? macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: MI	Best I can tell, the mark was passed about 1:22-24 GMT -4, based on the rates during the five minutes intervals before and after the winner, probably closer to 1:23 or 24. I told a friend (itunes100@apple.com) about an album at about 1:22 and bought it at about 1:23. Hopin' __________________ We start, then, with nothing, pure zero. But this is not the nothing of negation. For not means other than, and other is merely a synonym of the ordinal numeral second. As such it implies a first; while the present pure zero is prior to every first. The nothing of negation is the nothing of death, which comes second to, or after, everything. But this pure zero is the nothing of not having been born. There is no individual thing, no compulsion, outward nor inward, no law. It is the germinal nothing, in which the whole universe is involved or foreshadowed. As such, it is absolutely undefined and unlimited possibility -- boundless possibility. There is no compulsion and no law. It is boundless freedom. -Charles S. Peirce www.nothing.com

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