14 DAY TRIAL // Considering that Apple’s countdown timer reflects reality, and there’s no reason why it shouldn’t, the Apple App Store is currently serving 1,000 applications every two seconds, worldwide.
As you just read through the headline and the first paragraph of this news entry, Apple served roughly 6,000 applications to iDevice users across the globe.
Put that into perspective and 25 billion downloads suddenly doesn’t seem such a huge milestone to reach. Though it’s still a pretty big number.
To celebrate the feat, Apple recently announced a contest to give away a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card to whomever downloads the 25 billionth app.
“As of today, nearly 25 billion apps have been downloaded worldwide,” Apple states on its iTunes contest page. “Which is almost as amazing as the apps themselves. So we want to say thanks. Download the 25 billionth app, and you could win a US$10,000 App Store Gift Card. Just visit the App Store and download your best app yet.”
The promotion is open only to entrants who are at least the minimum age required by law in their country.
Users need to be located in a participating App Store country. Entrants under the age of majority in their jurisdiction must obtain a parent’s or legal guardian’s consent before signing up for the contest.
One winner will receive a single $10,000 App Store Gift Card. The card will be redeemable in the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBookstore, as available in the country in which the winner is located.
The winner will be listed online at http://www.apple.com/itunes/25-billion-app-countdown within approximately ten days following the end of the Promotion period, and will have to agree to allow Apple to use his / her name, photograph, likeness, voice, prize information, and biographical information for publicity and promotional purposes.