iTunes Music Store Downloads Top 50 Million Songs

[ccuilla]

This one is written in a more balanced manner:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,114263,00.html

[bbloke]

Originally Posted by ccuilla

Okay, just so we get this out of the way early...as I recall it...when Steve made the 100 million song "goal" is was kind of a joke. It was kind of like "Hey, why don't we go for 100 million!" I don't believe it was stated as an "official" goal.

Whew. Now no one will be upset and wringing their hands over this.

lol

No hand wringing intended.


(I was just reading the BBC site and thought it was relevant to the thread.)

[ccuilla]

Originally Posted by bbloke

lol

No hand wringing intended.


(I was just reading the BBC site and thought it was relevant to the thread.)

Nah. Didn't necessarily mean you. Just the general hand wringing that is about to happen.

[mi5moav]

Anyone know how the gift certificates/allowances/pre paid cards fit into the mix. I would assume Apple is counting these as downloads as well. That is the only way the soundscan numbers could be so screwed up. Anyone know what happened to those pepsi evo skins that supposedly where supposed to be involved in the deal? Or where those corporate gifts for employees or something?

[fryke]

Today, Steve Jobs said that the 100 mio. mark would not be reached. -> http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/...=1079499918000 (not in time for the original remark, of course. they _will_ reach it some day in the near future...)

[Fahrvergnuugen]

Has anyone been keeping track of these milestone announcements? I was kinda wondering what the graph would look like for downloads...