Apple is planning to close its i. Tunes music download store in under 12 months, according to latest reports. Music industry site Digital Music News is reporting a source inside Apple pointing to a 31 March 2019 phase-out of i. Tunes paid-for downloads.
But even though i. Tunes is shutting down, your collections won’t disappear., i Tunes is officially going away after close to two decades in operation. The company has moved its functionality into 3 different apps: Apple Music, Podcasts and Apple TV.
Is Apple about to close iTunes?
, the i Tunes download store, that revolutionised the way we consume music with the launch of the first i. Pod, is to close – and sources now suggest it will happen within 12 months. Apple is planning to close its i. Tunes music download store in under 12 months, according to latest reports.
Another frequent query is “Is iTunes shutting down on Mac?”.
Now all of that is changing. At WWDC 2019, Apple announced that it will soon shut down i. Tunes on Mac with its Fall 2019 update, replacing it instead with separate new Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts apps that will allow the company to better focus on each type of media.
Did Apple announce the end of iTunes?
On Friday afternoon, social media erupted after Bloomberg News reported that Apple was set to announce the end of i. Tunes, which transformed the music business when it was launched.
Does itunes ever have sales?
Not only that, around the holidays tons of i. Tunes movies and shows seem to go on sale. I was able to grab lots of movies that are normally priced at $20 or more for less than $10 using this app.
It’s inevitable that Apple will pull the plug on digital music sales conducted through its iconic i. Tunes store, analysts said today.
There is one aspect of Apple’s retail model that stands out the most: Apple doesn’t offer discounts. Apple has a no-discount pricing strategy with the products it sells in its own Apple retail stores. This also holds true for Apple products sold in other retail chains like Wal-Mart, Target, and Best Buy.
How to track App Store sales and iTunes price drops?
How to track App Store sales and i. Tunes price drops with Cheap. Charts Launch the Cheap. Charts app and tap on the menu icon in the upper left hand corner. Tap on the search button. Type in an app, game, song, book, movie or TV show you want to track price drops for and search for it. Find it in the results and tap on its name.