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iTunes Music Store downloads top 200 million songs

updated 08:45 am EST, Thu December 16, 2004

iTunes 200 million songs


Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than from the iTunes Music Store. The 200 millionth song was part of "The Complete U2" and was purchased by Ryan Alekman from Belchertown, MA. "iTunes has now sold over 200 million songs, making it the world’s number one online music store by far," said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. "We’re thrilled to be making music an even more popular gift this holiday season with iTunes and iPod."


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  1. gambit-7

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    12/16, 09:12am | report spam | Reply |

    Nice.

    Congratulations, Apple. These are the benefits of getting it done well, and getting it done right.

    Here's to innovation.

  1. scotty321

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    12/16, 09:28am | report spam | Reply |

    7-Eleven

    There's iTunes Gift Cards at 7-Eleven?!?

  1. typoon

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    12/16, 09:32am | report spam | Reply |

    Re: 7-Eleven

    And that is a Bad thing? The more it's out there the better it is for getting out the Brand and the mroe people will use it.

  1. bfalchuk

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    12/16, 09:37am | report spam | Reply |

    Super fast

    Wow, this thing is ramping up SO quickly. Remember how they only had 70 MM in April. Only 8 months later, they more than doubled it. Wow.

  1. beeble

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    Doomed

    This should prove beyond doubt that Apple has to open Fairplay or be doomed. Nobody is going to buy a player that works with one store or buy from a store that works with only one player. Nobody!

    Please Apple, save yourselves from complete obscurity.

  1. JohnnyFive

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    Re: 7-Eleven

    I think the original post was a question and not an elitist comment.

  1. scotty321

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    Re: 7-Eleven

    Exactly. My post was NOT an elitist comment, but a surprised question (i.e. my jaw dropping in shock)! I did know that Apple's distribution of iTunes gift cards had gone so wide! Selling them at 7-Eleven is FANTASTIC for Apple! I never in a million years thought I would ever see an Apple product at a 7-Eleven! This just goes to show how far Apple has come with iTunes. Amazing.

  1. fats277

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    wide band

    It's funny as a long time mac user to start viewing iTMS as a product that everyone will use. It's not just for the mac world, but luckily it carries the apple excellence.

    Everyone's been deemed a "mac person" within certain environments, so this is a bit of validation and a step up. The "mac people" control the best music now.

  1. dootbran

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    Re: Doomed

    Was that sarcasm?

  1. testudo

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    Dootbran

    Yes, dootbran, that was sarcasm. Pretty good sarcasm at that (although a little overboard, I prefer more subtle sarcasm, the problem with that being most people miss it). You know, everyone saying that, and then reading reports of '200m songs' and '4m ipods', etc.

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