February 22, 2006 11:10 AM PST
Apple nears billion song mark
Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store is closing in on the 1 billion song sales mark.
At last count, the company had just over 998 million songs sold, meaning today could be the day it hits the magic number. The company has promised a bevy of prizes to the person who downloads the billionth song. Other prizes are going to those who download every 100,000th song.
Cheapskates can get a free entry by going to this link.
During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days, most of her attention is focused on Microsoft. E-mail Ina. 
