50 billion app countdown

tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
in Miscellaneous
http://www.apple.com/itunes/50-billion-app-countdown/

Good luck!

Comments

  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598

    Incredible, isn't it, @tatiang, approx. 1,000 downloads each second, every second... :-)
  • tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
    edited May 2013
    I know! I just calculated that it would take 5.6 days for the remaining 482 million downloads. That sounds like a long time (when you're waiting for a contest to end) but ... 482 million! Zounds!!!
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    Woot! It's so awesome to see how many are being downloaded every second, like @gyroscope already said. It blows my mind! <:-P

    If only my apps were downloaded that many times every second. @-)
  • tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
    If only my apps were downloaded that many times every second. @-)
    They would be if you used the debugger behavior. :P
  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598
    If only my apps were downloaded that many times every second. @-)
    They would be if you used the debugger behavior. :P
    =)) Now, that was quick!
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    Haha! Well done, @tatiang! ;)
  • AxygamesAxygames Member, PRO Posts: 203
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  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922
    That was funny.
  • ChakkuChakku Member Posts: 1,513
    edited May 2013
    You know you can get an entry by mailing them? Imagine one of those guys won, rather than the guy that actually downloaded the 50 billionth app :P

    Chakku
  • mounted88mounted88 Member Posts: 1,113
    You know you can get an entry by mailing them? Imagine one of those guys one, rather than the guy that actually downloaded the 50 billionth app :P

    Chakku
    I don't agree with that nither

    :P
  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    edited May 2013
    @tatiang =)) Nice, very nice. Wait... I use it like crazy... WHY AREN'T MY APPS BEING DOWNLOADED? :))
  • mounted88mounted88 Member Posts: 1,113
    Woot woot 500 comment on 50 billion thread :D
  • blorschblorsch Member Posts: 248
    @Axygames, =))
  • tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
    You can all do your part by downloading Ms. Pac-Man for free: http://iospickoftheweek.com/3496/ms-pac-man-direct-link/
  • mounted88mounted88 Member Posts: 1,113
    I've been downloading free apps like crazy. Only like 2 mb stuff. Open them once and delete.
  • PBEmpirePBEmpire Member Posts: 676
    the download meter is increasing by a 1000 every SECOND!!
  • tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
    It's getting close!
  • mounted88mounted88 Member Posts: 1,113
    It's getting close!
    Yay

  • ChakkuChakku Member Posts: 1,513
    It's getting close!
    =))
    You guys do realize that the counter on their website is fake? Try changing the date and time of your computer and see what happens! =))

    Chakku
  • tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
    You guys do realize that the counter on their website is fake? Try changing the date and time of your computer and see what happens!
    :(

    Did I win?
  • mounted88mounted88 Member Posts: 1,113
    It's getting close!
    =))
    You guys do realize that the counter on their website is fake? Try changing the date and time of your computer and see what happens! =))

    Chakku
    But it's a good estimate
    :P
  • BoomshackBarryBoomshackBarry Member Posts: 712
    edited May 2013
    @Chakku - destroyer of dreams!

    I thought something like that might be the case, there's no way they'd be registering every download in realtime and broadcasting it straight away. Still seems odd it's based on client time and not server time :-O

    PS good luck everyone :D
  • mounted88mounted88 Member Posts: 1,113
    Anddddddd it's over. I wasn't the one :(
  • BoomshackBarryBoomshackBarry Member Posts: 712
    Imagine if the 50 billionth app downloaded was one of ours - that would be some publicity right there!
  • iamcarteziamcartez Houston, TexasMember Posts: 648
    I guess I didn't win but I was downloading apps the last 30 minutes of the countdown.
  • tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
    I guess I didn't win but I was downloading apps the last 30 minutes of the countdown.
    How did you know since the countdown timer wasn't real...? /:)
  • mounted88mounted88 Member Posts: 1,113
    I guess I didn't win but I was downloading apps the last 30 minutes of the countdown.
    How did you know since the countdown timer wasn't real...? /:)
    Maybe he was doing it for 30 minutes before they announced it was over.
    :-??
  • iamcarteziamcartez Houston, TexasMember Posts: 648
    Duh I work for Apple and have the information because I am...
    their App Countdown Countdowner.
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