Amaya Toman Esiqeshini sanamuhla sochungechunge lwethu olubizwa ngokuthi Buyela Ezikhathini Ezidlule, sizokhumbula umcimbi owodwa kuphela, owawubaluleke kakhulu ku-Apple nasembonini yomculo. Sikhumbula i-iTunes Music Store, eyethulwa ngo-April 28, 2003.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Isitolo Somculo se-iTunes siyeza (2003)
Ngomhla zingama-28 kuMbasa, 2003, i-Apple yethula isitolo sayo somculo esiku-inthanethi - Isitolo se-iTunes Music. Ngesikhathi yethulwa, iSitolo Somculo se-iTunes sinikeze izingoma ngazinye ngamasenti angama-99. Abasebenzisi bangawalanda kuma-iPod abo ngosizo lwesofthiwe efanele. U-Apple uthe esitatimendeni esisemthethweni ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi "isitolo somculo esiku-inthanethi esishintshashintshayo". Le nsizakalo inikeze abasebenzisi ithuba lokuzihlanganisela imiculo yabo bese beyishisa ibe yiCD, mahhala ngokuphelele. “Abalaleli abafuni ukuphathwa okwezigebengu futhi abaculi abafuni kuntshontshwe umculo wabo obalulekile. Isitolo somculo we-iTunes sinikeza isixazululo sempumelelo kuzo zombili izinhlangothi,” kusho uSteve Jobs mayelana nokwethulwa kwe-iTunes Music Store.
Igalari yezithombe
Ngesikhathi yethulwa, iSitolo Somculo se-iTunes besiqukethe izingoma ezingaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili ezivela kumalebula amakhulu nadumile afana ne-BMG, i-EMI, i-Sony Music Entertainment, i-Universal noma i-Warner Music. NgeSitolo Somculo se-iTunes, abasebenzisi bangasesha noma iyiphi ingoma ngesihloko, umculi, noma i-albhamu, baphequlule wonke amaqoqo omculo ngohlobo, umculi, noma i-albhamu, futhi balalele amasampuli amahhala angamashumi amathathu nesibili ezingoma ngazinye. Ekuqaleni, abantu abaningi babheka Isitolo Somculo se-iTunes esikhundleni sokungabaza, kodwa isitolo somculo se-Apple ngokushesha sikwazi ukulwa nendlela saso phezulu kwamashadi futhi kancane kancane sandisa iphothifoliyo yemisebenzi yayo kanye nomtapo wokuqukethwe, owayeka ngokushesha. kukhawulelwe emculweni kuphela.
