Abalandeli be-ITunes banokuphefumla lula. Umculo weApple awuyi kuthetha ukuphela kokhuphelo lomculo we-iTunes, ukuba ixesha elide babe ngumthombo wokwenene wobutyebi ngenxa yombulelo kwimpumelelo ye-iPod ingakumbi i-iPhone.
Nangona kukho amahemuhemu ahlukeneyo okuba i-Apple yayilungiselela ukuvala ukukhutshelwa komculo kwi-iTunes Store kwiminyaka emibini, ukuqala lo mda kubasebenzisi be-Apple Music e-US nase-UK, inyaniso kukuba. Abasebenzisi be-iTunes baya kuba nakho ukuqhubeka nokusebenzisa le nkonzo njengoko benzile kude kube ngoku.
Njengoko sisazi, ukuthengwa komculo kuye kwehla ngokuthe ngcembe kwiminyaka yakutshanje kwimarike elawulwa ngu umchachazo ukusuka kwiinkonzo ezifana neSpotify, Deezer, Apple Music ngokwayo okanye iGoogle Play Music ukuya kwinqanaba elingaphantsi. Kuye kwathiwa ngoko, ngenxa yezi datha zothusayo, ukuvalwa kweSitolo se-iTunes, ngokubhekiselele kumculo, kuya kuba yinto eqhelekileyo.
Njengedatha, kufuneka iqondwe ukuba, Ngelixa ngo-2012 i-Apple ifumene ingeniso ye-3.900 yeebhiliyoni zeedola ekukhutshelweni komculo, izifundo ezahlukeneyo zibalwe ukuba, ngo-2019, eli nani liza kuthotywa ukuya kwi-600 yezigidi.
Nangona kunjalo, kunokwenzeka ukuba i-Apple ithathele ingqalelo ukuba le 600 yezigidi ingcono kunokungafumani nto. Kwaye sinokufumanisa ukuba kumagama ambalwa kaTom Neumayr, isithethi senkampani, owabuza malunga nokuvalwa kwe-iTunes Music, wathi "ayiyonyani."
Kukho ulwazi ukuba I-Apple inabasebenzi abangaphezu kwekhulu abaphuhlisa i-App Store entsha, umxholo kunye neenkonzo ezinokuthi zichaphazele iVenkile ye-iTunes, ekuya kufuneka yongeze ibar esecaleni ukukhawulezisa ukukhangela.
Nangona kunjalo, nangona iApple icwangcisa zonke ezi nguqu, Ukuvalwa kwenkonzo okuthe mva nje kwenze ingeniso yezigidi ngezigidi zeerandi akucwangciswanga.