From Sandra S – When iTunes first came online, who many songs did they offer?
Mr. Pop History – Steve Jobs announced that his new iTunes would feature some 200,000 songs, a far cry from the millions offered today. Interestingly, iTunes was positioned against all the unauthorized file sharing nets of the day. Jobs said pirated versions of songs were no match for clean downloads for 99cents. Boy was he right. The year was 2003.
From Deborah R – More technology. Can you tell me when the first online music store opened? Thank you.
Mr. Pop History – It was back in December 2001 when Listen.com launched Rhapsody. iTunes launched in April of 2003.
Mr. Pop History – RealNetworks – with over 250,000 paying subscribers and its Rhapsody and RealOne Radio Pass destinations – was #1. Other players included MusicMatch and AOL’s MusicNet – and of course – a new site called iTunes.
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