Sep
24
Starbucks to give away 50M free iTunes downloads
Starbucks announced Monday that it plans to give away 50 million songs to customers of its U.S. coffee shops to promote its new iTunes wireless service that’s set to debut next month in select markets.
From October 2 to November 7, more than 10,000 Starbucks locations will hand out approximately 1.5 million “Song of the Day” cards redeemable on the iTunes Store. Upon receiving the cards, customers will have until the end of the calendar year to redeem the song.
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