Apple Announces Countdown to 25 Billion App Store Downloads with $10,000 Gift Card Prize

[isoMorpheus]

it makes sense
except for the part where (i thought) you use the money on your apple id account and like you said use up whatever debit there is before u start using the credit card
in which case you should have 10000 in debit on your apple id

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so what time zone is the time displayed in exactly?

True, the $10,000 would be connected in your Apple ID, but only as iTunes credits. Your Apple ID also always has your credit card on file. So when you buy a song, it uses the credit; but when you buy a computer with the Apple Store app, it uses your credit card. This is so because the digital stores and Apple stores are really distinct entities, run and managed (in terms of finances) by different departments.

 

[olegandbuster25]

True, the $10,000 would be connected in your Apple ID, but only as iTunes credits. Your Apple ID also always has your credit card on file. So when you buy a song, it uses the credit; but when you buy a computer with the Apple Store app, it uses your credit card. This is so because the digital stores and Apple stores are really distinct entities, run and managed (in terms of finances) by different departments.

hmm i see ok then.
i guess i shouldn't really care to win then haha

 

[Jimbo47]

The 25 billionth download is going to be a bot that some nasty devs use to get their crapware into the top 25. Just watch.

 

[Zxxv]

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it makes sense
except for the part where (i thought) you use the money on your apple id account and like you said use up whatever debit there is before u start using the credit card
in which case you should have 10000 in debit on your apple id

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so what time zone is the time displayed in exactly?

True, the $10,000 would be connected in your Apple ID, but only as iTunes credits. Your Apple ID also always has your credit card on file. So when you buy a song, it uses the credit; but when you buy a computer with the Apple Store app, it uses your credit card. This is so because the digital stores and Apple stores are really distinct entities, run and managed (in terms of finances) by different departments.

My apple id doesnt have a credit card on file. Neither does my sons apple id

 

[isoMorpheus]

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My apple id doesnt have a credit card on file. Neither does my sons apple id

I guess I misspoke when I said that Apple IDs always have credit cards attached to them. Most of them do, I should have said.

 

[fracai]

so what time zone is the time displayed in exactly?

GMT/UTC-0700, like I said. That is also known as MST or Mountain Time.

 

[isoMorpheus]

Was anything monitoring the countdown animation on Apple.com in attempt to purchase that 25 Billionth app?