Apple Close to 25 Billionth App Download, Offers $10,000 Gift Card

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Zoe Fox
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Apple Close to 25 Billionth App Download, Offers $10,000 Gift Card

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Apple has launched a countdown to its 25 billionth app downloaded from the App Store, but more is at stake than the glory of a historic download.

The company is giving away a $10,000 gift card to spend in the App Store. Think of all the Zynga games -- without the frequent pop-up ads of the free editions -- you could by with that kind of money!

What's strange about the giveaway is that you don't need to download anything to enter the contest. You can fill out an online form to be entered to win.

The winner must agree to publicity, such as sharing your name, photo and some of your App Store picks with the Apple community. Yes, that means others will know that you're spending your hefty gift card on several versions of Angry Birds.

What would you do with $10,000 from the App Store? Let us know in the comments what you would download.

BONUS: App Store Rewind -- Apple's Top Apps of 2011

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