Apple heads into new territory with a version of its iTunes service for Windows. But will it make beautiful music on the balance sheet?
Windows users jump at the chance to try Apple’s iTunes jukebox software–and reactions range from unabashed praise to complaints of bugs.
October 17, 2003
update Stating that “hell froze over,” Apple CEO Steve Jobs expands his digital music service into the much larger market for Windows-based PCs.
October 16, 2003
update Although iTunes for Windows was launched amid much fanfare, the company says it doesn’t have any illusions that it can make great profits from selling songs over the Net.
October 16, 2003
The Mac maker plans to offer a microphone and other add-ons for its digital music player as part of a broad music announcement.
October 16, 2003
update The Mac maker posts a fourth-quarter net income of $44 million, or 12 cents per share, narrowly topping Wall Street expectations.
October 15, 2003
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update The music arm of the Japanese company will work with the chipmaker on creating applications to play Sony music and videos at PC quality on portable devices.
October 16, 2003
A small New York company charges that the software giant’s new music download service in Europe infringes on a nearly 20-year-old patent it owns.
October 13, 2003