'Monkey Drums' wins iTunes prize
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February 8, 2013, Friday
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APPLE'S iTunes music store hit its 25 billionth download, equal to selling more than three songs for every person on Earth, and gave the German student who bought the track a gift card worth 10,000 euro (US$13,500).
Phillip Luepke, 22, of Hanover, downloaded the techno song "Monkey Drums" by British DJ Chase Buch, hitting the number a decade after the online music store debuted.
"I was very surprised to hear the news," Luepke said. "I woke up this morning and had an email from Apple saying I had the 25 billionth download. In fact, I didn't quite believe it at first. It's a new feeling for me."
Luepke said he came across the song at a disco last Saturday night. He used the song-identification smartphone application Shazam to look up its name, after which he downloaded it the following evening.
Luepke, who will celebrate over a few beers with friends, said he is not sure how he will spend the gift certificate, but he is confident that his music and movie collection will grow.
Cupertino, Califoria-based Apple launched the iTunes store in April 2003 and has averaged about 15,000 songs downloaded each minute. The store has a catalog of more than 26 million songs in 119 countries.
Phillip Luepke, 22, of Hanover, downloaded the techno song "Monkey Drums" by British DJ Chase Buch, hitting the number a decade after the online music store debuted.
"I was very surprised to hear the news," Luepke said. "I woke up this morning and had an email from Apple saying I had the 25 billionth download. In fact, I didn't quite believe it at first. It's a new feeling for me."
Luepke said he came across the song at a disco last Saturday night. He used the song-identification smartphone application Shazam to look up its name, after which he downloaded it the following evening.
Luepke, who will celebrate over a few beers with friends, said he is not sure how he will spend the gift certificate, but he is confident that his music and movie collection will grow.
Cupertino, Califoria-based Apple launched the iTunes store in April 2003 and has averaged about 15,000 songs downloaded each minute. The store has a catalog of more than 26 million songs in 119 countries.
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