I-iTunes iyivula kanjani indlela ye-Apple embonini yomculo

Ngisho nangaphambi kokuba kukhishwe i-iPod yokuqala noma kwethulwe Isitolo se-iTunes, i-Apple ichaze i-iTunes “njengesoftware ye-jukebox ehamba phambili nelula kunazo zonke emhlabeni evumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bazenzele futhi baphathe owabo umtapo womculo ku-Mac.” I-iTunes ingenye ochungechungeni lwezinhlelo zokusebenza ezazidalwa yi-Apple kusukela ngo-1999, ezazihloselwe ukuhlanganisa ubuciko nobuchwepheshe ndawonye.

Leli qembu lalihlanganisa, isibonelo, i-Final Cut Pro ne-iMovie yokuhlela amavidiyo, iPhoto njengenye indlela ye-Apple ku-Photoshop, iDVD yokushiswa komculo namavidiyo ku-CD, noma i-GarageBand yokudala nokuxuba umculo. Uhlelo lwe-iTunes bekufanele lusetshenziswe ukukhipha amafayela omculo kuma-CD bese udala owakho umtapo wolwazi womculo kulezi zingoma. Bekuyingxenye yesu elikhudlwana u-Steve Jobs ayefuna ngalo ukushintsha i-Macintosh ibe "ihabhu yedijithali" yokuphila kwansuku zonke kwabasebenzisi. Ngokusho kwemibono yakhe, iMac yayingahloselwe ukusebenza njengomshini ozimele, kodwa njengohlobo lwendlunkulu yokuxhuma ezinye izixhumanisi, njengamakhamera edijithali.

I-iTunes inomsuka wayo kusofthiwe ebizwa nge-SoundJam. Ivela emhlanganweni wokucobelelana ngolwazi kaBill Kincaid, uJeff Robbin noDave Heller, futhi kwakufanele ivumele abanikazi beMac ukuthi badlale izingoma zeMP3 futhi baphathe umculo wabo. I-Apple yathenga le softhiwe cishe ngokushesha futhi yaqala ukusebenza ekuthuthukisweni kwayo ngendlela yomkhiqizo wayo.

Imisebenzi ibone ngeso lengqondo ithuluzi elizonikeza abasebenzisi ukuguquguquka okwanele ukuze baqambe umculo, kodwa okuzoba lula futhi okungafuneki ukukusebenzisa. Wayewuthanda umbono wenkundla yokusesha lapho umsebenzisi angafaka khona noma yini - igama lomculi, igama lengoma noma igama le-albhamu - futhi wayezothola ngokushesha lokho abekufuna.

"I-Apple yenze okuhle kakhulu - ukwenza lula uhlelo oluyinkimbinkimbi futhi ilwenze libe yithuluzi elinamandla ngokwengeziwe," kusho uJobs esitatimendeni esisemthethweni esikhishwe ukumaka ukwethulwa ngokusemthethweni kwe-iTunes, wengeza ngokuthi i-iTunes uma iqhathaniswa nezinhlelo zokusebenza nezinsizakalo ezincintisanayo. yohlobo lwayo olungaphambili kakhulu. “Sithemba ukuthi ukusebenzisa kwabo ukusebenzisana okulula kuzoletha abantu abengeziwe enguqukweni yomculo wedijithali,” engeza.

Ngemva kwezinyanga ezingaphezu kweziyisithupha, i-iPod yokuqala yadayiswa, futhi kwaze kwaba ngemva kweminyaka embalwa lapho i-Apple yaqala khona ukuthengisa umculo nge-iTunes Music Store. Noma kunjalo, i-iTunes yayiyingxenye ebalulekile yephazili okwakuwukuzibandakanya kancane kancane kwe-Apple emhlabeni womculo, futhi yabeka isisekelo esiqinile kwezinye izinguquko eziningi.

Umthombo: Ihlelo le-Mac, umthombo wesithombe esivulayo: I-ArsTechnica