iTunes Preps for 10 Billionth Download With Contest, Comp

In January 2009 at a MacWorld conference, Apple revealed that six billion songs had been downloaded on iTunes. In July 2009, that figure reached eight billion, and as Apple's industry-leading digital music service nears another major milestone, iTunes is holding a "Countdown to 10 Billion Songs" contest, with the customer who downloads that 10 billionth track set to receive a $10,000