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Apple's iTunes Surpasses 1 Billion Song Downloads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2006 - 11:21am.
Cupertino, Calif. - Apple said that one billion songs have now been downloaded from its iTunes Music Store since it was launched less than three years ago. The billionth song, "Speed of Sound," was purchased as part of Coldplay's X&Y album by Alex Ostrovsky from West Bloomfield, Mich. Ostrovsky won a 20-inch iMac, 10 iPods and a $10,000 iTunes gift certificate, and Apple will establish a scholarship to Julliard in his name. Apple said that iTunes currently features more than two million songs, as well as 35,000 podcasts, 16,000 audiobooks, 3,500 music videos and a variety of short films and TV shows.
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