iTunes Store

iTunes Store is a <a href="/facts/Digital_audio/PgugcLAI">digital marketplace</a> selling songs, albums, <a href="/facts/Music_video/FccodeNC">music videos</a>, <a href="/facts/Ringtone/peCvzFn5">ringtones</a> and alert tones. It was launched by <a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple Inc.</a> on April 28, 2003 for <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a>, and on October 16, 2003 for <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a>. It launched as a mobile application with <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a> on June 29, 2007.
It previously sold <a href="/facts/Mobile_application/r7vp6meo">mobile applications</a> until the launch of the <a href="/facts/App_Store_(Apple)/0yqcGqey">App Store</a> on July 10, 2008, and <a href="/facts/Ebook/yrBWpU8E">e-books</a> until the launch of the <a href="/facts/Apple_Books/8nav1dFN">iBooks Store</a> on March 31, 2010. It also used to facilitate the downloading of podcasts which later became integrated into <a href="/facts/Apple_Podcasts/qPm9Pqwr">Apple Podcasts</a>, as well as the provision to buy and rent films and TV shows which has since become integrated into <a href="/facts/Apple_TV/FHVJqBCw">Apple TV</a>.
The iTunes Store opened as part of then-CEO <a href="/facts/Steve_Jobs/fQpja1hx">Steve Jobs</a>' push to open a digital marketplace for music. When it launched, it was the only legal digital catalog of music to offer songs from all five major <a href="/facts/Record_label/rcrpGvM4">record labels</a>, which played a part in its success and influenced the <a href="/facts/Music_download/96QbSLNp">music downloading</a> business. <a href="/facts/Music_streaming_service/x7gDWdEG">Music streaming services</a> began to overtake music downloading, with Apple launching <a href="/facts/Apple_Music/HdUFLRFz">Apple Music</a> on June 30, 2015.

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iTunes Store