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Apple posts ‘coming soon’ Pepsi-iTunes giveaway
By Dennis Lloyd
Publisher, iLoungeGoogle+
Published: Tuesday, January 20, 2004
News Categories: iTunes
Apple has posted a ‘coming soon’ page for its Pepsi-iTunes 100 million song giveaway. You can sign up to be notified when the giveaway launches on February 1, 2004. “Watch for our ads during the Superbowl. 100 million songs. 1 in 3 wins.” It seems that you can either purchase Pepsi or Sierra Mist for a chance to win, as indicated by the icons in the lower left.
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1
Psst, Sierra Mist is a Pepsi product. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Mountain Dew have the same promotion.
Posted by dan0 on January 20, 2004 at 8:40 AM (PST)
2
Brilliant, 100 million DRM infected songs beamed onto millions of computers worldwide..can’t wait.
Posted by Ebs on January 20, 2004 at 9:06 AM (PST)
3
From what I’ve heard, Pepsi and MD have seperate marketing divisions, and it’s not going to be affected by this campaign.
If it is though, then great, as this is about the only Pepsi brand I will touch…
Sierra mist is like a crappy 2nd place generic lime soda.
Posted by ajservo1 on January 20, 2004 at 9:07 AM (PST)
4
Remember you can redeem yellow caps through April 30, even after they’re gone from the shelves. So switch to Pepsi for a short while and stock up for April too!
I wonder… can you combine several caps towards an album purchase, or is it “one cap per purchase” which would encourage buying only singles? (Granted, getting an album free as singles is nice too—but it would take fewer caps—and clicks—if you could pay the lower album price.)
Posted by Nagromme on January 20, 2004 at 9:08 AM (PST)
5
I would guess that the codes would work identically to gift certificates. OTOH, I don’t know how the gift certificates work.
Posted by thenightfly42 on January 20, 2004 at 10:22 AM (PST)
6
i recall someone saying (may have been a steve jobs speech) that each winning cap will just credit your account with 99 cents.
Posted by mhz on January 20, 2004 at 11:02 AM (PST)
7
If it credits your account, then it will definitely be possible to save up to 10 dollars or how much the album cost and buy it. Woot woot, Be sure that I’ll be standing next to the garbage/recyle bin doing my homework..waiting for people to throw away their pepsi bottles. I might even post ads saying i’ll pay 25 cents for each winning caps on my floor in my dorm hall.
Posted by david on January 20, 2004 at 11:49 AM (PST)
8
hey now, sierra mist is great stuff..the diet anyway (regular is too sweet). Man, if it is on diet SM I am golden!!
Posted by Bob on January 20, 2004 at 5:32 PM (PST)
9
pepsi sucks - coke is so much better ... with rum - right guys?
Posted by gabe on January 20, 2004 at 8:17 PM (PST)
10
hmm 100 million songs??
thats a lotta Ruben Studdard for me baby!!!!!!!!
Posted by NeuroticComedian in Los Angeles on January 20, 2004 at 9:58 PM (PST)
11
From the rules, it’s 20 oz and 1 litre bottles of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, and Sierra Mist, along with select 32 ounce lids from 7-11 stores. I usually buy 2 litres of Mountain Dew for the house. *grumble*
Posted by Joe on January 21, 2004 at 2:55 AM (PST)
12
I usually drink Coke, but like it was suggested in an earlier comment, I may just have to switch for a while.
Hmmmmmmmm, free muuusssiicc!
Posted by Mirage on January 21, 2004 at 3:54 AM (PST)