iTunes Countdown to 100 Million

[zim]

either that or they just didnt want to post the people that won for free. then there are the overseas peeps too...

or they had won by purchasing songs from: the Pull My Finger the Fart CD... hehe would apple really want to publish that?

 

[iPODFan]

Apple excluded non-US downloads from awards given away as part of iTunes promotions

"Downloads purchased from iTunes customers in the United States, France, United Kingdom and Germany were used to calculate total sales, but the company excluded downloads given away as part of iTunes promotions, Apple spokeswoman Liz Einbinder said."

http://breaking.examiner.ie/2004/07/13/story156749.html

 

[Doctor Q]

The store was much faster last night than it has been for the last couple of weeks. Maybe it was random luck last night, or maybe fewer people are downloading now. In any case, it was noticeably faster and I'm pleased about that.

 

[Whyren]

"Downloads purchased from iTunes customers in the United States, France, United Kingdom and Germany were used to calculate total sales, but the company excluded downloads given away as part of iTunes promotions, Apple spokeswoman Liz Einbinder said."

http://breaking.examiner.ie/2004/07/13/story156749.html

That simply means that Apple did not include downloads that were free (i.e. Singles of the Week or Discovery Downloads, not that they excluded non-US downloads. It's just a poor way of phrasing it.