14 DAY TRIAL // Apple has issued an official announcement formally stating that, “Music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes Store [...], the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store.” The company reveals that the 10 billionth song was purchased by Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia. The song was “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash.
“As the winner of the iTunes Countdown to 10 Billion Songs, Louie will receive a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card,” Apple confirms, in accordance with the previously announced contest rules. Apple then feels it is necessary to outline that, “iTunes is the number one music retailer in the world and features the world’s largest music catalog with over 12 million songs.”
Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services, is also cited in the report. He says, “We’re grateful to all of our customers for helping us reach this amazing milestone. We’re proud that iTunes has become the number one music retailer in the world, and selling 10 billion songs is truly staggering.”
In usual Apple manner, the report continues to brag about the success of the iTunes store, saying (again) it has a catalog of over 12 million songs, over 55,000 TV episodes and over 8,500 movies, which include over 2,500 HD titles. Actually, these numbers give Apple enough reason to be this proud.
“With Apple’s legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as iTunes Movie Rentals, integrated podcasting support, the ability to turn previously purchased tracks into complete albums at a reduced price, and seamless integration with iPod and iPhone, the iTunes Store is the best way for Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music and video online,” the company adds, just in case readers didn’t catch Apple’s drift in the above paragraphs. The press release then ends with the company saying how it ignited the personal-computer revolution in the 70s, and that, to this day, it has continued to lead the industry in innovation.