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Apple's App Store Reaches 25 Billion Downloads, Now on Pace for 15 Billion Apps Per Year
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Yeah, that's right, you got it. One post and you can tell the kind of guy I am.
Apple kept nothing here - they did not give away money. This cost them nothing. It's marketing, nothing else.
Apple kept nothing here - they did not give away money. This cost them nothing. It's marketing, nothing else.
There was an entry form you could fill out and win. If came in just after the 24,999,999th app you would have won.
not only apps but anything at the apple store hmm new iMac, macbook. iPad,IPod, may 2 or 3 or even 4. fun to dream
No, only App Store, ITunes Store and iBookstore. It's not for the Apple Store.
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What would you do with $10,000 on iTunes? I guess I would start renting movies and shows. But I can't imagine spending it all ever.
There was a link on the contest page for a "no purchase necessary" form to fill out. Limited to 25 entries per day.
not only apps but anything at the apple store hmm new iMac, macbook. iPad,IPod, may 2 or 3 or even 4. fun to dream
http://www.apple.com/itunes/25-billion-app-countdown/rules/
NO PURCHASE OR DOWNLOAD NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR DOWNLOAD
OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
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How to Enter. There are two ways to enter the Promotion:
You will automatically be entered into the Promotion by downloading an app from the App Store.
Non-purchase method: Go to http://www.apple.com/itunes/25-billion-app-countdown/entry-form, fully complete an online entry, including your name, complete mailing address (P.O. Boxes not acceptable), telephone number, and birth date. Once your online entry is complete, hit the Submit button to submit an entry. In the United States and Canada, you may also call 1-866-296-5926 for alternative method of entry. Each entry via online form or telephone constitutes one (1) entry into the Promotion.
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Prizes. One (1) winner will receive one (1) App Store Gift Card for credit in an amount equal to USD $10,000, redeemable in the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBook Store, as available in the country in which the winner is located. Total US Retail Value of all prizes is $10,000.00.
Hmm. That's an average of about 80 apps per iOS device ever sold.
Considering that surveys show that many users only ever download a handful of apps, the majority of the count must come from the app-a-holics who constantly download hundreds of them. You know who you are
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Of related interest: there was a study last year that found that 1/4 of downloaded apps are only used once.
Does anybody remember a recent study about how many apps people actually end up using all the time? I recall it was pretty low.
Considering that surveys show that many users only ever download a handful of apps, the majority of the count must come from the app-a-holics who constantly download hundreds of them. You know who you are
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Of related interest: there was a study last year that found that 1/4 of downloaded apps are only used once.
Does anybody remember a recent study about how many apps people actually end up using all the time? I recall it was pretty low.
An HD movie is $20. One season of a TV show (HD) is $40. So $10,000 amounts to hundreds of movies and TV series, which doesn't really sound like a lot does it?
Darn! Now they're gonna talk about this at the iPad 3 keynote and make us wait even longer for them to reveal it.
Sounds EXACTLY like my pops brother, a sort of nice guy but manages to find something wrong or missing in every thing he comes across. They play poker, drink and go duck hunting with a group and my pops is convinced somebody is gonna mistake him for a duck some day, or that will be their excuse. Not such a bad guy when he's soused, just kind of sits their and mumbles.
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I have to point out that the counter on the App Store under the "New" tab claims that there are roughly 700,000 more downloads to go.
I have to point out that the counter on the App Store under the "New" tab claims that there are roughly 700,000 more downloads to go.
I was thinking the exact same thing, $10,000 worth of apps ?
Choosing $10,000 worth while apps that I really wanted would take some time.
What?! How is it even a contest then?
You can't win Lotto without buying a ticket, how can it be OK to win this without downloading an app? Makes no sense.
The lotto is a game of chance you pay for.
A contest is illegal to charge for in the USA. There is always a way to enter a contest without purchasing anything.
That's why you will always see " no purchase necessary" on contest rules in the US.
I'm totally weirded out by that whole notion.
Welcome to the wacky world of american commercialism.
A "contest" is a promotion for a product or service. It's illegal to charge for a promotion.
Which boils down to a commercial. It's advertising.
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Think of it as “free apps and media for life”... but with a cap in case of some unusual abuse. (Like, I don’t know, someone writing a macro out of spite to buy everything that gets released ever... or to rent movies 24/7 on multiple computers... or to funnel the U.S. GNP to Zynga as IAPs... any of which would lead to Apple to shelling out an unexpected amount to the content creators. Or, Apple could have just put limits on “for life” in the fine print... which the media would doubtless notice and paint in a negative light.)
P.S. I didn’t win. Did I? Lemme check my email...
No you could have won. Same as what they said about the person that downloaded an app at that marker.
Read the T&C and all is revealed
"15. Winners List. The winner will be listed online at http://www.apple.com/au/itunes/25-billion-app-countdown within approximately ten (10) days following the end of the Promotion Period. Individuals may request the name of the winner by submitting a self-addressed, stamped envelope before April 30, 2012 to: iTunes 25 Billion Apps Countdown Promotion, 1 Infinite Loop, MS: 65CB, Cupertino, California, 95014, United States."
I.E we dont have to tell you **** until the 13th ... my guess is your right! they will announce at the iPad keynote
Except that the keynote is only 4 days away. THey might not have all the proper forms etc to legally be able to say the person's name by then.