iTunes, Apple’s music player, turned 12 earlier this year but the iTunes Store is turning ten this Sunday, April 28th. Launched in 2003, the iTunes Music Store only had 200,000 songs that sold for $0.99 each. The service ballooned quickly and became the largest destination for digital music sales in the world. While music streaming services like Spotify are all the rage today, there’s no denying that the iTunes Store pioneered digital music distribution.
To celebrate, Apple has created an interactive timeline in the iTunes Store, which can be accessed through the desktop apps or on iOS devices. Users can take a stroll down memory lane to see the major iTunes milestones, including the day Apple abolished DRM from its music store.
iTunes is still very popular today but music streaming services seem to be the way of the future. There have been rumors that Apple is working on a music streaming and subscription service of its own but there are no details about when that will happen. Perhaps we’ll learn more at Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference in June.
In the mean time, you can check out the timeline at the source link below.
Source: iTunes
