In other news, Apple has just updated their homepage to let everybody know that the 50 billion app has been downloaded. The countdown was launched about two weeks ago, when Apple announced that they will give away a $10,000 App Store gift card to the person who downloads the landmark app. In addition to the $10,000 gift card for the 50 billionth app download, Apple will also award a $500 App Store Gift Card to the next 50 customers following the momentous download.
