6, 2009, that iTunes would cease selling songs encumbered by DRM restrictions. Six months later, Apple convinced the labels to allow iTunes to be shared with Windows users.Īpple announced at its final Macworld show Jan. (Simultaneously, Apple released its third-generation iPod.) In the first week, iTunes Store customers bought more than a million songs.
Apple opened the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with 200,000 songs. Labels BMG and EMI soon followed, and later Sony hopped on board. After all, how could Apple, whose Mac operating system held only single-digit market share, ruin the record business if the iTunes Store took off?Īfter a series of long and painful negotiations, the two labels ultimately agreed they would play, but only after Apple agreed to bake in some restrictions (aka digital rights management): iTunes-purchased songs would be limited to being playable on three "authorized" computers, and a playlist could only be burned on a CD seven times. Title availability is subject to change.Jobs first reeled in the labels with one crucial proposal: Apple would sell songs through iTunes, music-player software that was then available only for Macs. Download iTunes free.Īvailable on iTunes. Not all previously purchased movies are available for downloading to your other devices. Downloading previous movie purchases requires iTunes 10.6 or later, iOS 5 or later, or Apple TV software 4.3 or later. Previous purchases may be unavailable if they are no longer in the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks. Automatic downloads and downloading previous purchases require iOS 4.3.3 or later on iPhone 3GS or later, iPod touch (3rd generation or later), iPad, or iPad mini iOS 5 or later on iPhone 4 (CDMA model) or a Mac or PC with iTunes 10.3.1 or later.Content downloaded from family members or acquired via redemption codes is not subject to Ask to Buy.
Content can be hidden by family members hidden content is not available for download. Not all content is eligible for Family Sharing. iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite are required to set up or join a Family Sharing group and are recommended for full functionality. Music, movies, and books can be downloaded on up to 10 devices per account, five of which can be computers. Family Sharing requires a personal Apple ID signed in to iCloud and iTunes.Requires iOS 8 or later or OS X Yosemite or later.
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