Apple will shut down iTunes service as it prepares for the future
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After 18 years, tech giant Apple has announced it will officially shut down iTunes.
This may come as sad news to the nostalgic among us, but Apple’s CEO Tim Cook is due to unveil a spread of new apps that will take the outdated platform’s place in the music, movies and podcast space.
The closure will commence with a phasing out of iTunes’ download and streaming services.
Bloomberg reports the end of iTunes is the company’s response to the ways in which Apple users now engage with media.
The news outlet claimed Apple is “finally ready to move into a new era”.
Apple Inc.’s developer conference beginning Monday will move the company closer to a future in which the iPhone is no longer the central cog for other products and services.
Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and other leaders will make a keynote presentation at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, to unveil updates of Apple’s operating systems and a new approach to apps.
The changes will showcase Apple’s new generation of devices and software: Apple Watches that are more independent from iPhones, iPads with software that reduces the need for a laptop, apps that run on any Apple device, and growth areas such as augmented reality and personal health-care management, according to people familiar with the plans.
While the developer conference is software-focused, the company often sprinkles new hardware announcements in at the event. This year, Apple won’t show off a new Apple Watch or iPhone hardware until the fall, but has considered previewing the new Mac Pro at the conference.
