They actually didn't make that clear on the page advertising it. They worded it as though just downloading an app up until the billionth app was downloaded was enough. I pointed out the page to family members and they read it the same way. I was going to enter (or so I thought) by downloading an app but I didn't find any app worth downloading.
It makes sense that they would pick the billionth download but they worded it badly. They should have written "prize will be awarded to downloader of 1 billionth app" instead of:
"Join the celebration. Download any app and you automatically get the chance to win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and a MacBook Pro.
As of today, nearly one billion apps have been downloaded around the globe. So we just want to say thanks — a billion. Download an app and you’ll automatically get the chance to win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and a MacBook Pro. Just go to the iTunes Store, browse the App Store, and download your best app yet."
Nowhere on the main page did it say that it's only the 1 billionth app that wins. I bet a lot of people will be disappointed over that. It now seems like they worded it that way to avoid people only downloading when it got close to the mark.
I was thinking though, how funny would it be if the winner had won by downloading some kind of fart soundboard or just something completely ridiculous. Luckily for apple the billionth app was something very useful.
BILLION APP DOWNLOADED: Chia pet app. Watch a chia pet grow on your iphone!! :x
I was thinking though, how funny would it be if the winner had won by downloading some kind of fart soundboard or just something completely ridiculous. Luckily for apple the billionth app was something very useful.
BILLION APP DOWNLOADED: Chia pet app. Watch a chia pet grow on your iphone!! :x
I think when you're selling multiple apps a second, you have some leeway in determining which, exactly, was the billionth app.
Yeah. And that would have been totally lame. A billion apps in an extra two months? Pfffft. As if, Apple.
What is so fantastic about 1 billion app when the majority of them are crap apps? This 1billion apps downloaded reminds me of McDonald's over 1billion served- like WhoGivesaF?
How many free fart apps make up that 1billion, addabox?
What is so fantastic about 1 billion app when the majority of them are crap apps? This 1billion apps downloaded reminds me of McDonald's over 1billion served- like WhoGivesaF?
How many free fart apps make up that 1billion, addabox?
Gosh, I don't know, teckstud. How many of the songs on iTunes suck?
And, of course, if Apple started tossing off apps to make raise the standard, you'd be first in line to belittle Apple for being overly controlling.
Because you are, apparently, a robot of some sort, so making sense doesn't really seem to have much to do with it, does it?
Gosh, I don't know, teckstud. How many of the songs on iTunes suck?
And, of course, if Apple started tossing off apps to make raise the standard, you'd be first in line to belittle Apple for being overly controlling.
Because you are, apparently, a robot of some sort, so making sense doesn't really seem to have much to do with it, does it?
Wow- I don't know what to say- if you can't decipher why songs $old would be a different valued goal in numeric quantity as opposed to free crap apps downloaded then I refuse to spoon feed the answer to you.
Wow- I don't know what to say- if you can't decipher why songs $old would be a different valued goal in numeric quantity as opposed to free crap apps downloaded then I refuse to spoon feed the answer to you.
Yeah. And that would have been totally lame. A billion apps in an extra two months? Pfffft. As if, Apple.
I think it's significant though because if it took that long, they wouldn't be able to say 'over 1 billion apps downloaded in under a year'. It's like how they say they transitioned to Intel in 9 months. They like to be known for fast turnarounds.
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What is so fantastic about 1 billion app when the majority of them are crap apps? This 1billion apps downloaded reminds me of McDonald's over 1billion served- like WhoGivesaF?
How many free fart apps make up that 1billion, addabox?
I would partly agree with this but weighing up the numbers, ipods + iphones = 40 million total or something so an average user must be downloading over 20 apps each.
The apps are mostly terrible but it does show a degree of interest in the content delivery system despite the poor quality on offer so Apple does have something to brag about. As always, Apple's bragging should go unnoticed by consumers though and instead people should only recognize things Apple does that benefits consumers.
Making a restrictive, profit-making store with a broken rating system that fails to quarantine a huge number of poor quality software is not one of those things IMO.
50 posts in and your in charge. What a gratingly pompous little shitbag.
Aww did I hurt your feewings? Did the big bad man with low post count make a point u didn't like. awwwww.
I haven't been here long, but in that time I've already grown sick of your constant flaming. You add nothing substantial to discussions and on top of all of that, I've yet to see you act polite in the slightest way to anyone.
But hey, it's the internet right? People who otherwise are submissive and dull in real life can lash out and rage at the drop of a hat on the internet.
Aww did I hurt your feewings? Did the big bad man with low post count make a point u didn't like. awwwww.
I haven't been here long, but in that time I've already grown sick of your constant flaming. You add nothing substantial to discussions and on top of all of that, I've yet to see you act polite in the slightest way to anyone.
But hey, it's the internet right? People who otherwise are submissive and dull in real life can lash out and rage at the drop of a hat on the internet.
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They actually didn't make that clear on the page advertising it. They worded it as though just downloading an app up until the billionth app was downloaded was enough. I pointed out the page to family members and they read it the same way. I was going to enter (or so I thought) by downloading an app but I didn't find any app worth downloading.
It makes sense that they would pick the billionth download but they worded it badly. They should have written "prize will be awarded to downloader of 1 billionth app" instead of:
"Join the celebration. Download any app and you automatically get the chance to win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and a MacBook Pro.
As of today, nearly one billion apps have been downloaded around the globe. So we just want to say thanks — a billion. Download an app and you’ll automatically get the chance to win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and a MacBook Pro. Just go to the iTunes Store, browse the App Store, and download your best app yet."
Nowhere on the main page did it say that it's only the 1 billionth app that wins. I bet a lot of people will be disappointed over that. It now seems like they worded it that way to avoid people only downloading when it got close to the mark.
Sorry you were misled.
I was thinking though, how funny would it be if the winner had won by downloading some kind of fart soundboard or just something completely ridiculous. Luckily for apple the billionth app was something very useful.
BILLION APP DOWNLOADED: Chia pet app. Watch a chia pet grow on your iphone!! :x
lol I would totally put my winnings on ebay
I was thinking though, how funny would it be if the winner had won by downloading some kind of fart soundboard or just something completely ridiculous. Luckily for apple the billionth app was something very useful.
BILLION APP DOWNLOADED: Chia pet app. Watch a chia pet grow on your iphone!! :x
I think when you're selling multiple apps a second, you have some leeway in determining which, exactly, was the billionth app.
with the help of a contest... it reached its goal faster... otherwise it would have been past June for sure for them to reach 1 billion
Yeah. And that would have been totally lame. A billion apps in an extra two months? Pfffft. As if, Apple.
Yeah. And that would have been totally lame. A billion apps in an extra two months? Pfffft. As if, Apple.
What is so fantastic about 1 billion app when the majority of them are crap apps? This 1billion apps downloaded reminds me of McDonald's over 1billion served- like WhoGivesaF?
How many free fart apps make up that 1billion, addabox?
What is so fantastic about 1 billion app when the majority of them are crap apps? This 1billion apps downloaded reminds me of McDonald's over 1billion served- like WhoGivesaF?
How many free fart apps make up that 1billion, addabox?
Gosh, I don't know, teckstud. How many of the songs on iTunes suck?
And, of course, if Apple started tossing off apps to make raise the standard, you'd be first in line to belittle Apple for being overly controlling.
Because you are, apparently, a robot of some sort, so making sense doesn't really seem to have much to do with it, does it?
Gosh, I don't know, teckstud. How many of the songs on iTunes suck?
And, of course, if Apple started tossing off apps to make raise the standard, you'd be first in line to belittle Apple for being overly controlling.
Because you are, apparently, a robot of some sort, so making sense doesn't really seem to have much to do with it, does it?
Wow- I don't know what to say- if you can't decipher why songs $old would be a different valued goal in numeric quantity as opposed to free crap apps downloaded then I refuse to spoon feed the answer to you.
Wow- I don't know what to say- if you can't decipher why songs $old would be a different valued goal in numeric quantity as opposed to free crap apps downloaded then I refuse to spoon feed the answer to you.
Please, Sir, can I have some more?
fuckin give it a break already.
why do you dorks always have to nerd rage on each other about everything?
fuckin give it a break already.
50 posts in and your in charge. What a gratingly pompous little shitbag.
Yeah. And that would have been totally lame. A billion apps in an extra two months? Pfffft. As if, Apple.
I think it's significant though because if it took that long, they wouldn't be able to say 'over 1 billion apps downloaded in under a year'. It's like how they say they transitioned to Intel in 9 months. They like to be known for fast turnarounds.
What is so fantastic about 1 billion app when the majority of them are crap apps? This 1billion apps downloaded reminds me of McDonald's over 1billion served- like WhoGivesaF?
How many free fart apps make up that 1billion, addabox?
I would partly agree with this but weighing up the numbers, ipods + iphones = 40 million total or something so an average user must be downloading over 20 apps each.
The apps are mostly terrible but it does show a degree of interest in the content delivery system despite the poor quality on offer so Apple does have something to brag about. As always, Apple's bragging should go unnoticed by consumers though and instead people should only recognize things Apple does that benefits consumers.
Making a restrictive, profit-making store with a broken rating system that fails to quarantine a huge number of poor quality software is not one of those things IMO.
50 posts in and your in charge. What a gratingly pompous little shitbag.
Well, he did have the presence of mind to choose the moniker "iStink".
Well, he did have the presence of mind to choose the moniker "iStink".
Heh. And I can't spell "you're", so I fail at imperious dismissal.
Heh. And I can't spell "you're", so I fail at imperious dismissal.
But the effort was appreciated.
50 posts in and your in charge. What a gratingly pompous little shitbag.
Aww did I hurt your feewings? Did the big bad man with low post count make a point u didn't like. awwwww.
I haven't been here long, but in that time I've already grown sick of your constant flaming. You add nothing substantial to discussions and on top of all of that, I've yet to see you act polite in the slightest way to anyone.
But hey, it's the internet right? People who otherwise are submissive and dull in real life can lash out and rage at the drop of a hat on the internet.
Well, he did have the presence of mind to choose the moniker "iStink".
What can I say, I enjoy broccoli and deviled eggs
Aww did I hurt your feewings? Did the big bad man with low post count make a point u didn't like. awwwww.
I haven't been here long, but in that time I've already grown sick of your constant flaming. You add nothing substantial to discussions and on top of all of that, I've yet to see you act polite in the slightest way to anyone.
But hey, it's the internet right? People who otherwise are submissive and dull in real life can lash out and rage at the drop of a hat on the internet.
Tell me about rage, some more, you lunatic.
Tell me about rage, some more, you lunatic.
you make good points and I won't put you on my ignore list LOL jk