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Apple's iTunes sales hit 50 million

malebolgia   on 16 March 2004 - 15:24 · 7 comments & 1176 views

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Apple Computer said Monday that it has sold 50 million songs through its iTunes Music Store, with about 2.5 million songs being downloaded each week.

Apple said the sales figure excludes the number of songs downloaded through a promotion with Pepsi, in which 100 million songs are being given away. It has been reported that the specially marked Pepsi bottles that contain iTunes codes have been slow to reach store shelves in some areas. Customers have also found a way to determine which bottles are winners, by tilting the bottles at a particular angle.

News source: C|Net News.com


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#1 123_kid on 16 Mar 2004 - 16:52
I'm not really surprised by this, actually, I would have thought more people would have bought iTunes songs by now but I don't know. Anway, I noticed that I am an iTunes whore. I took a cap from a Pepsi bottle that was in the garbage yesterday... , but a free song is a free song.
#2 vetDazzla on 16 Mar 2004 - 17:08
Hopefully the outcome of this is more iPods sold, which is where they make their money. Not on the iTMS.

I have to say though, there's been a lot of iPod love everywhere around the UK recently, I've seen tonnes of ads everywhere including TV which I've never seen before, iPods are being mentioned all over BBC Radio 1 with stuff like super rare N.E.R.D. iPod holders (300 in the world apparently) being offered as prizes, iPods as prizes, presenters blabbering on about iPods.

Apple now need to get off their ass and release the iPod Mini in the UK
(2 replies) #3 Himosan on 16 Mar 2004 - 18:35
So to make Job's target by 4/28 they just need to sell another 50 million in 6 weeks.

#3.1 Mav Phoenix on 16 Mar 2004 - 20:08
Yeah I read that on CNET.
#3.2 vetDazzla on 16 Mar 2004 - 21:36
Not really, these totals don't count any songs purchases with pepsi vouchers. Pepsi still had to pay for these so they could bundle these figures in afterwards for PR purposes.
#4 macrosslover on 16 Mar 2004 - 21:01
here in atlanta, the pepsi bottles are in great supply. i actually bought one and downloaded a song off itunes to test the service out. of course i did the angle cheat, but once i determined a winner, which was the second bottle i looked at, i bought the bottle.

i maybe a cheat, but i'm not a total thief lol....
#5 TadXP on 17 Mar 2004 - 04:19
Since the iTunes Pepsi bottles are slow to reach the market, has anyone heard of Apple maybe pushing the dateline to use those free songs to a later date???

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