Windows iTunes passes one million mark
Published: 20 Oct 2003 17:50 BST
Apple said on Monday that one million copies of its iTunes software for Windows have been downloaded since its introduction on Thursday.
The company also said it has sold more than one million songs in that same time, a significant increase from the typical rate of 500,000 or 600,000 songs the company had been selling in recent weeks.
"We're off to a great start, and our competition isn't even out of the starting gates yet," Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a statement.
Apple executives told ZDNet UK's sister site CNET News.com on Friday that the pace of downloads had been brisk, but the company did not quantify the number of copies of the software that had been downloaded. Jobs introduced the software on Thursday at a star-studded event in San Francisco which featured a performance by Canadian singer and songwriter Sarah McLachlan.
Response to the software has been mixed, with the company garnering a lot of praise, particularly from users of the Mac version of the software who are now using it on both Macs and PCs. However, there have also been complaints from consumers, such as problems running the software when using Windows 2000 Professional.
Apple said it is looking into the problems, which have caused some machines to freeze after iTunes is installed.
The Mac maker is counting on the Windows version of iTunes and the music store to help further boost sales of the iPod digital music player. Apple executives have said the company doesn't make money on the music store, but that the software can be a "Trojan horse" to sell more iPods.
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