TMO Reports: Apple Changes iTunes Count Policy; Includes Pepsi Giveaways [Updated]

Appl e Computer acknowledged Wednesday that it included five million free songs given away in its Pepsi promotion in its total of 70 million songs downloaded from the iTunes Music Store (iTMS) in its first year of operation. Over a month ago, the company told The Mac Observer it was not including the promotional numbers in its download count and would not be doing so in the future