{"id":8638,"date":"2011-01-15T08:26:11","date_gmt":"2011-01-15T14:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=8638"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:35:06","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:35:06","slug":"itunes-app-store-approaching-10-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/8638-itunes-app-store-approaching-10-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes App Store Approaching 10 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Ten billion apps can\u2019t be wrong\u2014and if you\u2019re the lucky soul who downloads the ten-billionth app from the App store, it could be very, very right! That fortunate iPhone, iPod or iPad user will win an iTunes gift card worth US$10,000!<\/strong> Never has downloading Angry Birds<\/a> seemed so lucrative!<\/p>\n

At the current rate, we should reach that mark some time over the middle of next week.<\/strong> However, downloads could speed up at any time, which means that 10 billion app barrier could be reached well before then.<\/p>\n

While we\u2019re not 100% on whether free downloads count towards the total or not, there\u2019s nothing in the official rules<\/a> that would suggest that it has <\/em>to be a paid app. If that\u2019s the case, then OWC is there for you – we\u2019ve got a nice list of free apps that we\u2019ve reviewed<\/a> over the past year<\/strong><\/p>\n

That way, even if you didn\u2019t win, you can at least be sure you got a good app out of the deal!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ten billion apps can\u2019t be wrong\u2014and if you\u2019re the lucky soul who downloads the ten-billionth app from the App store, it could be very, very right! That fortunate iPhone, iPod or iPad user will win an iTunes gift card worth US$10,000! Never has downloading Angry Birds seemed so lucrative! 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