For Alex Ostrovsky from West Bloomfield, Michigan, the sound of Coldplay's â€Speed of Sound†just got a whole lot sweeter.
The teenager, purchasing the track for under a dollar as part of Coldplay's "X&Y" album, became the lucky owner of the One Billionth song downloaded from Apple's iTunes music store.
"A major force against music piracy"
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is, understandable, ecstatic over having sold a billion tracks:
“I hope that every customer, artist, and music company executive takes a moment today to reflect on what we’ve achieved together during the past three years. Over one billion songs have now been legally purchased and downloaded around the globe, representing a major force against music piracy and the future of music distribution as we move from CDs to the Internet,†said the CEO, in a statement on Apple's website.
"The Jackpot"
The prize basket consists of:
In addition to the above, Alex will have an Apple scholarship to the Music division of the Juilliard School, named after him.
The teenager, purchasing the track for under a dollar as part of Coldplay's "X&Y" album, became the lucky owner of the One Billionth song downloaded from Apple's iTunes music store.
"A major force against music piracy"
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is, understandable, ecstatic over having sold a billion tracks:
“I hope that every customer, artist, and music company executive takes a moment today to reflect on what we’ve achieved together during the past three years. Over one billion songs have now been legally purchased and downloaded around the globe, representing a major force against music piracy and the future of music distribution as we move from CDs to the Internet,†said the CEO, in a statement on Apple's website.
"The Jackpot"
The prize basket consists of:
- One 20-inch iMac
- Ten 60GB iPods (5 white/5 black)
- One U.S. $10,000 iTunes Music Card (good for any media type)
In addition to the above, Alex will have an Apple scholarship to the Music division of the Juilliard School, named after him.
