Apple is set to announce the end of iTunes today. Ironically, the company unveiled a new iPod Touch last week, the newest iteration of the hardware that made it so easy to put a whopping 1000 iTunes tracks in your pocket. During Tim Cook’s keynote at its annual Worldwide Developers…
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Apple is about to kill off iTunes – report
Nearly two decades on, it’s time to say goodbye
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Former App Store Approval Boss Expresses His “Worry” About Apple’s Anti-Competitive Behavior
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, and unlike Facebook and Google, the Cupertino tech giant doesn’t focus on gathering and using consumers’ personal information for advertising. On the contrary, a massive billboard in Las Vegas boastfully proclaims, “Wha…
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple for Allegedly Selling iTunes Users’ Personal Information
Several weeks ago, speaking with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that online privacy now faces a huge “crisis.” He explained, “Privacy in itself has become a crisis. It’s of that proportion – a crisis.“ Stating that consumers are “not …
Apple Is Preparing to Break Up iTunes Into Music, Podcast, Video Apps, Report Claims
Will we soon see the end of Apple’s game-changing iTunes? According to a new report, Apple has prepared to break up iTunes. On desktops, at least. Likely examining the iTunes desktop’s code, software developer Steve Troughton-Smith claims that he’s fo…
Apple Music Passes 50M Paid Subscribers, Biggest Quarterly Music Revenue Ever
Apple Music passes 50 million paid subscribers before the end of 2018, Apple CEO Tim Cook told investors during a Tuesday earnings call. That’s up 10 million in the last year. If you’ve heard the 50 million figure before, it previously included 90 date free trials and other free users….
How Music and Video Will Rescue Apple [Mark Mulligan]
Music saved Apple’s business back in 2003 when a new iTunes Music Store boosted iPod sales and the entire company, paving the way for the greatest ever period in Apples history. As Apple stock struggles, MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan sees a repeat performance coming with music, along with video and maybe…
Apple Music To Grow To 164M Users As iTunes Crashes [Morgan Stanley]
Apple Music will continue its growth trajectory, according analysts at Morgan Stanley. Over the next five years, Apple Music’s 5% market penetration will expand to 14%of a growing user base of Apple’s products, driving a 28% revenue growth. Apple Music is predicted to grow to 164 million users by 2023….
Did Chart Topper Kris Wu Just Game iTunes?
Kris Wu, a Chinese-Canadian actor, singer and former member of EXO, topped the iTunes song chart on Monday. For almost 24 hours, Wu had all 5 tracks in the Top 5 with the exception of Ariana Grande’s just released single “Thank U, Next." But Wu’s success appeared under some unusual…
Did Chart Topper Kris Wu Just Game iTunes?
Kris Wu, a Chinese-Canadian actor, singer and former member of EXO, topped the iTunes song chart on Monday. For almost 24 hours, Wu had all 5 tracks in the Top 5 with the exception of Ariana Grande’s just released single “Thank U, Next." But Wu’s success appeared under some unusual…