Apple to launch iTunes for Windows

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Apple Computer is expected next week to expand its online music service to Windows-based computers.

The Mac maker has scheduled an event for next Thursday at San Francisco's Moscone West convention hall. "The year's biggest music story is about to get even bigger," Apple said in an invitation to journalists. The company is expected to launch the long-awaited Windows version of the iTunes Music Store at the event, according to Wall Street brokerage Needham. Apple earlier said it would release the Windows service sometime before the end of the year.

Although Apple popularized the pay-per-song store idea when it launched the Macintosh version of the service in April, the market is quickly becoming crowded. Musicmatch has launched a similar service and is expected to partner with direct PC giant Dell. Roxio announced its Napster 2.0 service on Thursday, with PC seller Gateway among its partners. Others, such as Yahoo and Amazon.com, are seen as likely players, while more PC makers, including Hewlett-Packard, are expected to partner with one service or another.

News source: C|Net News.com

(1 reply) #1 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00

#1.1 timdorr on 09 Oct 2003 - 19:43

No, that would kill their audience. Their busniess model for iTMS calls for everything free up-front, and only requiring payment when the user wants to get the actual music. I doubt they would change that winning formula for the PC version.

#2 bangbang023 on 09 Oct 2003 - 19:49

peopel said in the forums that ir's just the music store and not the app. Don't know how true their info is.

#3 blackice912 on 09 Oct 2003 - 20:24

Please give me a reason to replace WMP as my default music player!

iTunes is the best thing since sliced apples. I love my iBook.

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