iTunes Store
The iTunes Store was an online digital media marketplace launched by Apple Inc., initially selling music tracks and albums, and later expanding to include music videos, TV shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks. It provided a legitimate, user-friendly platform for purchasing and downloading…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2003
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- The iTunes Store was created to solve the rampant problem of illegal digital music piracy that plagued the music industry in the early 2000s, offering a legal, convenient, and high-quality alternative to peer-to-peer file-sharing services like Napster. It provided a centralized, legitimate marketplace for consumers to purchase individual music tracks and albums digitally, addressing the music industry's inability to monetize digital distribution effectively.
- Platforms
- macOS, Windows, iOS (via Music, TV, App Store apps), tvOS (via TV, App Store apps)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Apple Inc.
- Individual Consumers Globally