Langauge is how you use it, and common repetitiveness of words and phrases can make it proper (humongous). I would argue that using could after a decided outcome is common enough that it is correct.
I think it's simpler than that, they probably use the word "could" because there are certain rare instances when someone might not be entitled to the money. Living in an area country that doesn't have the App Store, using someone else's account, suspected foul play, etc. That's 1 billion. We're on 10 billion now.
I wonder how accurate that counter on the website is... I don't think I'll be the only one to buy something as soon as it reaches 9,999,000,000
Saying it is "semantically incorrect" would be closer. It is not grammatically incorrect. Though, whether or not it is even semantically incorrect seems debatable to me. /nitpicking I wonder if the devs of free apps are going to see a huge spike in downloads through all this. Well, it's good for the devs, I guess, which in turn could be good for us as consumers.
Also, how do the free entry forms make any sense at all? Kinda defeats the entire purpose of the celebration, you don't have to download the ten billionth app to win the ten billionth app download contest...
It's because under US law, you have to allow people to enter your contest without buying or downloading anything. Look in the fine print for every contest, you'll always find some way to enter without buying the product. Anyways, I doubt free contest submissions count as apps downloaded.
The law originally was to prevent anyone but the States from holding lotteries. The definition of a lottery is a bit vague though as it's generally described as spending money in the hope of making money or something similar. Sadly that prevents contests like this unless they provide an option to enter for free. Edit: more here:This article is probably clean but the rest of the website is definitely NSFW
Pretty interesting read actually, I always assumed the "no purchase necessary" thing was so if someone happened to say pick up an empty wrapper they could still win without proof of purchase. Although it does say the lottery rules only apply to broadcast media, but I guess maybe the internet could be considered broadcast. Although seeing as you can download free apps, there's still nothing ventured on the contestent's part, so it shouldn't be considered a lottery. But then it never hurts to cover your ass, just incase.
Other than apps, I don't even see why people download iTunes content. The music is expensive and the movies or tv shows are worse. There really is no incentive in purchasing iTunes content....we already pay a shit ton for apples products (by choice) but you think they could give us more of a reason to fill are devices with content they offer by dropping the price on it. Why would I by Ironman 2 on iTunes, when I can only play it on one device and one computer or have to authorize other devices and computers and so on and so on. I'll just buy the DVD and play the thing anywhere I want....even in a Mac, how about that?
Ok I'm not saying your full of crap but just because you come off as all knowing doesn't mean anyone should believe you. I'm pretty sure there's nothing on the back of a lottery ticket that says you can obtain a ticket through any vender without purchase. That's not to say you can only claim winnings on a ticket that you purchased, hell someone can give it to you or you could find it and claim winnings if any. But every lottery ticket in any US lottery is SOLD (meaning paid entry no matter how the claimer of the prize comes by the ticket it was purchased before it was redeemed. According to you, I have a US right to go into any gas station and am able to enter the power ball lottery by just asking and receiving a ticket without paying for it. Just saying..... thats what your making it sound like.
AAC, which iTunes uses, is better quality than Amazon MP3. Also, especially for TV shows, iTunes is 1.99 while a DVD season is much more, so iTunes is useful if you only want one show. And it's simply more convenient to download a movie and sync it to my device than to drive to a store, buy a movie, hack off the DRM and then convert it to a file my device will take. Plus, rentals are cheaper than buying a copy of a movie I'll only see once. But if it's a classic movie that I'll watch many times, I would definitely agree that a DVD offers more and indeed I do have many DVDs. In regards to lotteries, state lotteries and multi-state lotteries are exempt. Hit up the source link at the top of this page for more info.
It wouldn't matter 'cause you'd win jack shit. I, personally, am going to buy something at 9,999,999,999.
Oh, so the guy you guys were talking about won for a 1 billion contest? I never even knew there was a 1 billion contest
Weird In the appstore, it says 866 million apps have been downloaded while apple website says 862 million.
I have a bad feeling the 10,000,000,000th app will be downloaded a day and 6 hours from now.. Which means 6 AM for me.. on the morning before finals. :\
