Apple Will Reportedly Retire iTunes
The tech giant has something new in store for its users.
Apple is abolishing their revolutionary iTunes program after 18 years. According to sources, the tech giant will instead launch a new trio of apps for the next MacBook OS in replacement of the media platform — Music, TV and Podcasts. With the removal of iTunes, customers can manage their Apple gadgets through the Music app.
iTunes was first revealed at the 2001 Macworld Expo as a cure to the music industry’s piracy plague. However, the introduction of subscription-based streaming has lowered the platform’s value and has significantly overtaken music downloads. According to the RIAA’s 2018 report, 75% of the U.S. music industry’s revenue came from streaming and only 11% from digital downloads.
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