<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The number of downloads from Apple's online App Store is approaching one billion, and Apple is now running a promotion to call attention to that milestone. Everyone who downloads an app will be entered into a drawing for a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, a MacBook Pro, and other goodies. <div><a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/billion-app-countdown/">http://www.apple.com/itunes/billion-app-countdown/</a><br><div><br></div><div>No iPhone? No problem. The fine print says that no purchase is necessary, if you use the alternative entry form. But there is a limit to how many entries you can submit.</div><div>http://www.apple.com/itunes/billion-app-countdown/entryform/</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The counter on the Apple web site is clicking along at a rate of 100 downloads every two seconds.</div><div><br><br><div> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">---</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Peter L. Carras</font></p> </div><br></div></div></body></html>