50 billion app countdown

tatiang

http://www.apple.com/itunes/50-billion-app-countdown/

Good luck!

gyroscope

Incredible, isn't it, @tatiang, approx. 1,000 downloads each second, every second... :-)

tatiang

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_SFX

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. @-)

tatiang

If only my apps were downloaded that many times every second. @-)

They would be if you used the debugger behavior. :P

gyroscope

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_SFX

Haha! Well done, @tatiang!

Axygames

The_Gamesalad_Guru

That was funny.

Chakku

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

mounted88

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

SolarPepperStudios

@tatiang ) Nice, very nice. Wait... I use it like crazy... WHY AREN'T MY APPS BEING DOWNLOADED? )

mounted88

Woot woot 500 comment on 50 billion thread

blorsch

@Axygames, )

tatiang

You can all do your part by downloading Ms. Pac-Man for free: http://iospickoftheweek.com/3496/ms-pac-man-direct-link/

mounted88

I've been downloading free apps like crazy. Only like 2 mb stuff. Open them once and delete.

PBEmpire

the download meter is increasing by a 1000 every SECOND!!

tatiang

It's getting close!

mounted88

It's getting close!

Yay

Chakku

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

tatiang

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?

mounted88

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

BoomshackBarry

@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

mounted88

Anddddddd it's over. I wasn't the one

BoomshackBarry

Imagine if the 50 billionth app downloaded was one of ours - that would be some publicity right there!

iamcartez

I guess I didn't win but I was downloading apps the last 30 minutes of the countdown.

tatiang

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...? /:)

mounted88

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.
:-??

iamcartez

Duh I work for Apple and have the information because I am...
their App Countdown Countdowner.