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The Countdown Has Begun - 10,000,000,000

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Nobody.
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The countdown to Apple's 20 billionth app downloaded from the app store is in effect. It's kind of fun just to watch for a little bit. Person that downloads the 10 billionth gets a $10,000 iTunes gift card. Check it out.

Jan 20 2011 10:08PM
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[evan]
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Damn
Jan 20 2011 10:10PM
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Low.End
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jesus thats a lot of apps
Jan 20 2011 10:11PM
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timmi
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I can't remember my app store password. i've only had an ipod since christmas too...
Jan 20 2011 10:11PM
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SkiThe603
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wow people have no lives
Jan 20 2011 10:12PM
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ECB
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I have an iPod touch with 0 apps. I don't understand apps.
Jan 20 2011 10:13PM
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Travapple.
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inb4 everyone downloads an app right before 10 billion.
Jan 20 2011 10:14PM
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charmander
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this, my mom just got one, ill prolly doenload one or two when it gets reallll close just in hopes of gettin lucky haha
Jan 20 2011 10:20PM
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Dwarftosser1
Posts: 2602 - Karma: 951

look how fast that is going, it will be so hard to win

Jan 20 2011 10:21PM
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cwillygood
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thats insane!
theres soo many people
Jan 20 2011 10:23PM
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.AR6rider.
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I believe that was the plan...
Jan 20 2011 10:27PM
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Stankeyshecamel
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since when do peple pay for music and apps
Jan 20 2011 10:29PM
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Rager
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its going to be going so fast right before is over
Jan 20 2011 10:32PM
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ReignMan
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every 3 seconds 1000 apps are bought
Jan 20 2011 10:52PM
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quixotic
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in approximately 19 hours someone is going to win $10,000 to the iTunes store.
Jan 20 2011 10:59PM
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Raz.
Posts: 7456 - Karma: 1,611
this. i meen why not get a regular ipod?
Jan 20 2011 11:05PM
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ryantheconnolly
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10,000 dollars for what i can get for free
Jan 20 2011 11:14PM
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hoodhugo
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what the fuck are you gonna do with 10000 itunes dollars?
Jan 20 2011 11:16PM
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no_steeze
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daaaamn
Jan 20 2011 11:18PM
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thelizards
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I don't know maybe download music, music videos, movies, television shows, books, books on tape...
Jan 20 2011 11:22PM
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Downtofilm
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10 billion aps*
Jan 20 2011 11:25PM
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Downtofilm
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App's**
Jan 20 2011 11:26PM
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lineskier10
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if they actually gave you an itunes giftcard with 10 grand on it you could sell it possibl
Jan 20 2011 11:29PM
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blackoutbill
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Get some legal music on my computer
Jan 20 2011 11:29PM
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klayer_9
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the thing I don't understand is the prize. Who would want a $10,000 iTunes card?
Ever heard of torrents? who would need that many apps any way? Sure you could buy 10,000 songs but
again, i have about 10,000 songs that I torrented for free.

If i won hypothetically, I would sell the card.
Jan 20 2011 11:41PM
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SlimDunkin.
Posts: 2065 - Karma: 361
Hahaha, this is ridiculous when it gets close you know how many people are gonna download an app, holy shit its gonna jump so far ahead, I doubt it will even hit the 10 billion mark
Jan 20 2011 11:48PM
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ECB
Posts: 6991 - Karma: 622
it came free with my laptop, i use it for music, ive never got an app
Jan 21 2011 8:49AM
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cwillygood
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10,000 would be sooo nice on intues
Jan 21 2011 8:55AM
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belden...
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Why did you post this now all of ns is gonnaa try and win it...

Fuck that IM GONNA WIN THIS
Jan 21 2011 8:59AM
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Yorio
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thats a ton off apps
Jan 21 2011 9:02AM
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T-Holt
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Like NS would even make a dent in that ticker...
Jan 21 2011 9:04AM
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Tall_Paul
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JEEEZUSSS
Jan 21 2011 9:23AM
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ECB
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Will do, and yes, yes I do.
Today at work i played with this kids itouch with apps, must say, pretty neat
Jan 21 2011 3:02PM
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ryano
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do you think that thing is actually accurate?

or is it just for marketing's sake.. and they'll pick someone when that timer goes off?
Jan 21 2011 3:09PM
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Arabian.
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Inb4 Steve Jobs locks down the 10b app for himself and spends it on a shitty golden iPad.
Jan 21 2011 3:11PM
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Mike-O
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It's like a counter from a zombie movie to show how many people are becoming affected! Jesus!
Jan 21 2011 3:15PM
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Hermondo
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i remember the contest for the 1,000,000,000 song downloaded. 10 ipods, 20inch imac, 10,000 dollar itunes card.
Jan 21 2011 3:39PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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10 iPods hahahahahaha.

That'd be so nice.

"Shit man that sucks that you just dropped your iPod in the ocean."
"Oh I have 9 backups at home so it's whatever."
Jan 21 2011 3:41PM
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cooper.fry
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hhahahhahaha that made me laugh
Jan 21 2011 3:48PM
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Dudesinpools
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this is what gas bumps will look like in 50 years
Jan 21 2011 3:52PM
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yuck
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yeah, thats mind blowing
Jan 21 2011 4:36PM
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.seb.
Posts: 1291 - Karma: 597
ill win
Jan 21 2011 4:38PM
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Yeezus
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ok i did some math using a stopwatch

the average time for 1000 apps was 2.645 seconds.

this info below will be valid from 9,986,000,000:

if 1,000 take 2.645 seconds, that means it takes 264.5 seconds for 100,000 apps to be bought. that translates into 4.4 minutes which is actually 4 minutes and 24 seconds.

this means that to download 1 million apps, it would take 2645 seconds which is 44.08 minutes which translates to 44 minutes and 5 seconds

at that point, only 14,000,000 more apps will need to be downloaded, to get to 10 billion. so, if 1 million takes 44 minutes and 5 seconds, it will take 617 minutes and 10 seconds to get to 10 billion.
that means it will take 10h16m55s to get to 10billion from 9,860,000,000.

it should get to 9,860,000,000 when i make this post leaving me 10h16m55s from the exact moment of this post, to buy the 10billionth

Jan 21 2011 5:25PM
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Yeezus
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shit i clicked reply by accident making my last part false. i will click "reply" as soon as the timer reaches 9,985,700,000. leaving me exactly 13 minutes and 12 seconds to get to 9.986 billion, which should translate to exactly 10h30m7s from this post to get to 10billion
Jan 21 2011 5:29PM
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Arabian.
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>implying the rate of purchase is not dynamic and will not increase as it approaches 10b.
Jan 21 2011 5:31PM
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Yeezus
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sorry for triple post but its necessary to do the math. SO, at 3:59:20AM the 10billionth app should be bought.  so remember to be ready to purchase before that, so your transaction is completed at that moment of time
Jan 21 2011 5:33PM
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M.Porter
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i won
Jan 21 2011 6:13PM
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M.Porter
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i won
Jan 21 2011 6:13PM
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Nobody.
Posts: 1193 - Karma: 471
it's not over tard
Jan 21 2011 6:15PM
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Montville57
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its app downloads are rising.... 7000.... 8000.... ITS OVER NINE THOUSANNNNNNNNDDDDDDD
Jan 21 2011 6:18PM
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Polar_Beer
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What I love is that apple really isn't giving anything away for this. They're giving you money that you have to spend on their shit... Love you Apple
Jan 21 2011 6:25PM
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