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Story: Apple notches up 50 million iTunes sales

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Posted by: Robert H (Monday 15 March 2004, 10:14 PM)

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Retraction request to the editors is in...

Sent to Matt.Loney@zdnetuk.co.uk (Editor)
Matt.Broersma@zdnetuk.co.uk (Deputy Editor)

Hello,
I'm writing you on behalf of the Apple comunity, and those among us that think Apple is doing a good job. Please take the time to review and edit/retrack the story that Ina Fried has posted. Your reporter has not checked any of her facts concerning her subject matter, and from the many other irrate peoples postings I have read about the story she has several points wrong. Unlike Ina I do not believe I have the power to alter time, as it is not the end of April, which is when the year is up, one can only assume that Ina is wrong about what day it is today. The recent statement from Apple had quoted the number of direct sales was 50 million, not inclusive of the millions already redeemed via the pepsi promotion. Currently Apple is selling on the order of 2.5 million songs every week, which will ad aproximately 16.25 million songs over the remaining 6 and a half weeks till April 24th. According to the person that made the claim of selling 100 million in one year, Steve Jobs, the count "WILL" include the 100 million songs paid for by pepsi for promotional consideration. Your can see and hear these remarks yourself by following the enclosed link, and forwarding to the 43 minute mark of the speach. http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/musicevent03/

Please take the time to post a retraction and apoligetic statement informing the ZDnet community of the numerous errors in the story.

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Story: Apple notches up 50 million iTunes sales

  1. This article is completely at lack of fairness in... Anonymous
  2. Wow! I didn't realize that March 15th was actually... Anonymous
  3. Writer for original article is a moron. Not only d... Anonymous
  4. Oops. You accidently forgot to get any facts. The... Eric
  5. you guys suck at reporting... but you're british-... donnie
  6. CNET falls short of journalistic integrity See thi... Anonymous
  7. It's only March 15, 2004, how can you report on Ap... Anonymous
  8. Apple has another 6-1/2 weeks before the April 28t... steve patterson
  9. Did anyine at ZDnet bother to actually check Steve... Scott Hamilton
  10. Re-read the press release and update your article.... killirien
  11. Pure shoddy journalism obviously meant to bolster... er
  12. Is this what passes for "balanced" reporting these... Anonymous
  13. In other news... (we'll likely here from ZDNet UK)... Anon
  14. Get your facts right before you published! The 100... Yan
  15. When will the retraction be posted? Afterall, erro... finelinebob
  16. Your facts are all wrong as usal when concerning s... John Heneghan
  17. It's apparent to me that there are no EDITORS at Z... Art Collins
  18. Ina DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE JUMPING THE GUN YET AG... Anonymous
  19. you probably already figured out two of your mista... Anonymous
  20. DOH! And I quote from Mac Daily News: "Steve Jobs... Rick Wintheiser
  21. Totally wrong and incorrect. Steve said the 100 M... Anonymous
  22. Retraction request to the editors is in... Sent to... Robert H
  23. Get your facts straight before posting them on a s... Anonymous
  24. Ummm, it isn't April yet. And the date set for th... Bob Stock
  25. You guys need to publish a retraction. It is not... Anonymous
  26. ACtually, I'm in America, and I think our reportin... MJ
  27. Maybe it is a British thing... check out the BBC s... Anonymous
  28. Talk about crappy reporting! Do your homework Ina.... Anonymous
  29. Pretty embarrassing. Uh, for the reporter that is.... Anonymous
  30. Last that I remember Apple stated it wanted to sel... rlhamon
  31. The BBC got it wrong and apparently ZDNet doesn't... Anonymous
  32. You should go to work for Bush because he doesn't... bill
  33. We received a lot of impassioned comment about the... Michael Parsons
  34. Well done! Thanks for doing the right thing and se... Adam Bezark
  35. i'll second the well done.... BBC also corrected... Anonymous

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