[thegelding]

is this a great promotion or what

dang, they are gonna sell a lot of songs in the next week

g

[pscates2.0]

The coolest thing is that it's wide open, to anyone. Anybody has an honest shot. And as much as I'd like to be the one, there's part of me who hopes the grand prize goes to some hard-working, talented designer or artist who's lusted after a Mac but has just never been able to afford one. Someone who would genuinely appreciate, and use, it.

That would be really cool.







...but if that poor, unfortunate bastard can't win it for whatever reason, then it may as well be me! The race is on...

[pscates2.0]

And if murbot wins it, I'll throw myself out a window...

That sumbitch has had more than his share already.



BTW, I was informed by LoCash the other day that I'd made the 100,000 post here...so maybe timing and good fortune are on my side?

[Barto]

That's the 10 000th post, Mister "I'm getting ahead of myself"

[Moogs]

Originally Posted by pscates2.0 And if murbot wins it, I'll throw myself out a window... That sumbitch has had more than his share already.

Better to just throw him out the window, then steal a six pack of Molson as you walk out the door with your new laptop and iPod. Tell you what, I'll go in on the deal, you can have the iPod an 70,000 songs... I'll take the laptop, 30,000 songs and the pack of Molson. I just want enough juice to put some money back in the bank to start a new business and something drink at the motels on the way home.

[pscates2.0]

Originally Posted by Barto That's the 10 000th post, Mister "I'm getting ahead of myself"

Oops...it WAS 10,000. Just felt like 100,000 I guess.

Still, a good omen for me.

[_Ω_]

Originally Posted by pscates2.0 The coolest thing is that it's wide open, to anyone. Anybody has an honest shot.

Not everybody can use the iTMS

[rant]Pull finger Steve and make it global[/rant]

[thegelding]

ha, a pc weenie who uses the pc version of ITMS will probably win and then try and ram a centrino chip into that beautiful PB

i wonder if stevie would let you exchange the 17" for a 12" PB and a 20" new monitor??
that would be sweet


g

[pscates2.0]

Ohmigosh, I didn't even consider that, g.



Watch some Apple-hating dipshit win the big prize. What a waste.

I woudn't care about any exchange...I'd be thrilled beyond words with a 17" PowerBook (I'd actually hold a raffle here and give away my current 15").



Besides, you could always murbot it on eBay (murBay?) and take the cash to get what you really wanted.

[Paul]

wow...

how long will it take?

they are selling what 2-3 million a week?

I say July 8th is the day...

they just need to promote this promotion a bit ...

[Stroszek]

Hmm. With that new PowerBook, I'd finaly be able to use iTMS. but without iTMS, I can't win that new PowerBook.

Damn you beige G3.

Just kidding, I love you, I really do. Don't crap out on me now.....

[curiousuburb]

Didn't the last MWSF Stevenote mention one user had bought more than 10k songs?

Watch that dude win and try and own the entire catalog. One big ass playlist.

[Stroszek]

Originally Posted by curiousuburb Didn't the last MWSF Stevenote mention one user had bought more than 10k songs?

DAMN! Wouldn't it be nice to have so much money that you could blow $9900 on music?

<sigh>

[alcimedes]

actually, in theory, it would be worth it as it gets close to buy 2,000 songs at once to be the one who hits the mark. of course, now 200 people are going to realize this and that last 20k shoudl go real quick.

[Stroszek]

Yeah, but wouldn't it suck if you did that, but someone beat you to it by a fraction of a second, and you were stuck with 2,000 songs you didn't want? Not to mention a wallet that is $1980 lighter...

[Wrao]

Apple's averaging about 3000 songs per 5 minutes fyi

[feend]

100 Millionth Download Promotion

Official Rules - US

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

...

3. How To Enter. You will automatically be entered into the Promotion by: 1) downloading a song from iTunes (any Free Download Single of the Week will be deemed an ineligible entry); or 2) a free alternative means of sending an email to Apple at itunes100@apple.com via the iTunes “Tell a Friend” feature (a song download or Tell a Friend email will be deemed an “Entry(ies”). The “Tell a Friend” feature can be easily accessed at iTunes by selecting a song, and clicking the “Tell a Friend” link that is displayed for that song. One Entry will be automatically submitted for each song downloaded or Tell a Friend email sent. The Promotion begins following the downloading of the 95,000,000th iTunes song, and ends with the downloading of the 100 millionth Entry (“End Date”). Only Entries submitted in this time period will be accepted.

[MacUsers]

haha cool... I'm going to send a lot of emails.

Edit: At the rate it's going we're going to hit the next 100,000 mark in about 2 hours.

[feend]

from http://www.spinningplates.net/jason





from http://itunescounter.ruud.org/



from http://itunescount.tijdweb.nl/

[MacUsers]

Cool... live updating.

Ok, will try that again at the next 100,000 mark... I wonder if they email you right away if you win...

Edit: Found out...

"Apple will notify winners by e-mail and/or by post at the address provided within approximately three (3) days following selection of each winner."

[murbot]

I can feel the love in here.

pscates. Moogs. 2 new entries on my hit list.

muahahaha

[pscates2.0]

Hey, what did I say that WASN'T true? You've owned at least two of every product Apple makes.

Look at it this way: you're a verb now. And a cooler thing, I can't imagine. Bask in it, and enjoy it for what it is.



If that ain't love, then you tell me what is.

[thegelding]

Originally Posted by pscates2.0 Look at it this way: you're a verb now. And a cooler thing, I can't imagine. Bask in it, and enjoy it for what it is.

kinda like "jump" or "fuck"

see spot murbot
murbot spot murbot


or

jack and jill murbot the hill
to murbot a pail of water
jack murbot down and murbot his crown
and jill murbot a new computer
where she murbot online and murbot a brand new lover

g

[murbot]

OK, you really do love me, I'll concede.

I wish I could buy an iTMS song up here though, man. I'll have to hop on that email wagon.

[ThunderPoit]

Originally Posted by thegelding kinda like "jump" or "fuck" see spot murbot murbot spot murbot or jack and jill murbot the hill to murbot a pail of water jack murbot down and murbot his crown and jill murbot a new computer where she murbot online and murbot a brand new lover g

marklar, marklar, and marklar

[Xaqtly]

Originally Posted by pscates2.0 Watch some Apple-hating dipshit win the big prize. What a waste.

The real Apple-hating dipshits won't even use Apple products, period. They won't touch any Apple software, won't even look at iPods, etc, so they won't even be using iTMS in the first place. Believe me, I know a few of these people, as I suspect a number of us here do.

[Ryan]

I know Apple-haters who love iTMS, but then when they see a Mac they immediately start spewing stuff about how all Macs suck.

[Spart]

The tiny little javascript document that contains the current number, straight from Apple, is here.

No pretty formatting or anything, just a quick, live number.

:smokey:

[Wrao]

Last night I was up at the moment that it hit 95,000,000 I purchased a 39 track album(for $8!, and it's good stuff too!) thinking it would give me a pretty good chance, I also timed my purchased based on the rough per second and per minute estimate I had. But when I went to purchase, I got an error from the music store, I only managed to get about 5 out of 39 songs until after the 95,000,000 mark was breeched, then about 10 more downloaded before I got another error. Now the rest are downloading.

eitherway though, that's pretty lame, I guess maybe the server overloaded or something? because like, in the past 20 minutes, about 100-200 songs were being sold every 5 minutes, but then at the breaking point like 2500 were sold, probably all at around the same time.

seems like there are a lot of people keen on trying to win.

I don't really care, I already have an iPod, but it is still fun to figure out the rate at which songs are being downloaded, and try and make educated guesses of when to buy some songs.

[HOM]

916 songs until someone wins a 20 GB iPod.

EDIT:

DAMN! While I was making that post 2,000 songs were sold.