Remember when music tracks cost 99 cents, and OutKast ruled the charts? The year was 2003, and Apple had just opened the iTunes Music Store.
By the end of 2003, Apple had racked up 25 million song downloads. Less than a year later, the number of downloads doubled, and the iTunes Store went international, reaching the U.K., France, and Germany. The store launched in nine more countries, including Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain.
As the store continued to expand globally and score millions of song downloads, Apple introduced new features, like podcasts, which hit the store in June 2005. In October, iTunes began broadcasting TV shows.
On 3rd April 2008, iTunes became America's No. 1 music retailer. It continues to hold on to that crown, based on recent NPD data, which reported earlier this month that iTunes snagged 63 percent share of the paid music download market, followed by Amazon MP3 with 22 percent, report suggests.
Rumor suggests that Apple is going to launch iTunes' next version iTunes 12 in November this year.
So what you think about the iTunes? How iTunes has helped you and delighted you with its wonderful services? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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