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iTunes achieves one billion mark
Apple's iTunes carries around 2 million songsA teenager in the US has made the one billionth purchase from Apple's online music service iTunes.
Alex Ostrovsky from West Bloomfield in Michigan bought Coldplay's Speed of Sound..
The 16-year-old won a number of prizes, including 10 music players, while Apple has said they will set up a music scholarship in his name.
The service was established three years ago and its sales have surpassed many conventional outlets in the US.
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said the billionth download represented "a major force against music piracy and the future of music distribution as we move from CDs to the internet".
Apple's iTunes carries around 2 million songsA teenager in the US has made the one billionth purchase from Apple's online music service iTunes.Alex Ostrovsky from West Bloomfield in Michigan bought Coldplay's Speed of Sound..
The 16-year-old won a number of prizes, including 10 music players, while Apple has said they will set up a music scholarship in his name.
The service was established three years ago and its sales have surpassed many conventional outlets in the US.
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said the billionth download represented "a major force against music piracy and the future of music distribution as we move from CDs to the internet".
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