Izolo, ngomhlaka-28 Ephreli, bekuwusuku lokuzalwa lweshumi nantathu lwesitolo somculo wedijithali we-iTunes Store. Eminyakeni eyishumi nantathu kamuva izinto sezishintshile nezinombolo zesitolo somculo sika-Apple bezilokhu zincipha ngenxa yezinsizakalo ezahlukahlukene zomculo wokusakaza ekhona emakethe. I-Apple yazi ngalo mkhuba sekwephuze kancane futhi yanquma ukuthenga iBeats Music ukuzama ukubuyisa indawo eyayilahlekile ngemuva kokufika kweSpotify, Pandora, Rdio ... Njengamanje i-Apple Music inesisekelo esiqinile esakhiwe ababhalisile abayizigidi eziyi-13 ngaphansi kunonyaka owodwa wokuphila. Izibalo ezimangazayo zesikhashana esifushane kangaka emakethe.
Ama-iTunes eza emakethe ngenhloso yokuqeda ubugebengu ngokwengeziwe ezweni lomculo. Ngaleso sikhathi iNapster yayingenye yezinsizakalo ezisetshenziswa kakhulu emhlabeni ukuthola nokulanda umculo owuthandayo wabasebenzisi, kepha bekungeyona indlela esemthethweni neqinile. Umbono omuhle wokubeka izingoma ngazinye kuma-euro angu-0,99 ubangelwe ukukhula okukhulu kwale ndlela entsha yokuthenga umculo wedijithali ngamanani entengo afanele nezinsizakalo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ezinjengeNapster neKazaa beziwela ekukhohlakalweni zize zigcine zinyamalale.
Zonke izingoma ezilandwe abasebenzisi kuphela ingadlalwa kumadivayisi akho ngenxa yokuvikelwa kwe-DRM, ekhawulela ukusetshenziswa kohlelo lwe-Apple ecosystem. Lokhu kuvikelwa kuphoqe inkampani ukuthi ibhekane nabanye abakhiqizi bezinto zokusebenza nabasebenzisi abaphoqeleke ukuthi baphinde bawuthenge lo mculo uma bethatha isinqumo sokushintsha amapulatifomu. Okucacayo ukuthi manje ngezinsizakalo ezahlukahlukene zokusakaza umculo ukuthola abasebenzisi abaningi ngokwengeziwe abakhetha le sevisi esikhundleni sokusebenzisa ukulanda izingoma zabo abazithandayo kumadivayisi abo nokuhlala esikhaleni abangasisebenzisela okunye.
