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Apple has had some impressive milestones when it comes to their iTunes Store:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>100 million songs sold: Summer, 2004<\/p>\n

250 million songs sold: January 24, 2005<\/p>\n

1 billion songs sold: February 23, 2006<\/p>\n

5 billion songs sold: June 19, 2008<\/p>\n

10 billion songs sold: Fast approaching!<\/p>\n

Apple has started a countdown to the 10 billionth song downloaded and that lucky downloader could win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card! \u00a0At the current rate of download it looks like that milestone could very well be crossed this afternoon or tonight!<\/p>\n

If you’ve been putting off your purchase, this may be a perfect time to get that new song or album!<\/p>\n

For official rules and to watch the countdown in action visit http:\/\/www.apple.com\/itunes\/10-billion-song-countdown\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apple has had some impressive milestones when it comes to their iTunes Store: 100 million songs sold: Summer, 2004 250 million songs sold: January 24, 2005 1 billion songs sold: February 23, 2006 5 billion songs sold: June 19, 2008 10 billion songs sold: Fast approaching! 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