History and Features
iTunes is a digital media player application for playing and organizing digital music and video files. It is based on a media player called SoundJam MP, which was released by a company called Casday & Greene in 1999. Apple purchased the rights to SoundJam software in 2000. They added features as well as a new user interface and introduced it to the market as iTunes 1.0 in 2001. Seven major versions of iTunes have been released to the market since then.
iTunes is available as a free download from the Apple website. The software supports Mac and Windows operating systems and is bundled with all Macs, and some HP and Dell computers. The program can be used to manage the content on Apple’s popular digital media players: the iPod, and the recently introduced iPhone. In addition, the iTunes branded software runs on mobile phones, for example, the Motorola RAZR.
In Version 4.0, Apple added the Music Stores support to iTunes. The iTunes Store is an......
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