Amaya Toman Masiku ano, dziko lamakono likulamulidwa ndi zochitika za nyimbo zotsatsira nyimbo. Ogwiritsa ntchito sagulanso nyimbo pa intaneti, amakonda kugwiritsa ntchito mapulogalamu monga Apple Music kapena Spotify. Komabe, zaka zapitazo zinali zosiyana. Mu February 2008, ntchito ya iTunes Store inayamba. Ngakhale kuti poyamba anali ndi manyazi komanso kukayikira, adapeza kutchuka kwakukulu pakati pa ogwiritsa ntchito. M'gawo lathu lamasiku ano la zochitika zazikulu m'mbiri ya Apple, timayang'ana mmbuyo pa tsiku lomwe iTunes Music Store yapaintaneti idakhala yachiwiri pakugulitsa nyimbo kwambiri.
Izo zikhoza kukhala chidwi inu
Mu theka lachiwiri la February 2008, Apple idatulutsa mawu pomwe inanena monyadira kuti iTunes Music Store yake idakhala yachiwiri kugulitsa nyimbo ku United States pasanathe zaka zisanu kukhazikitsidwa kwake - panthawiyo idagonjetsedwa ndi Wal-Mart chain. Munthawi yochepayi, nyimbo zopitilira mabiliyoni anayi zagulitsidwa pa iTunes kwa ogwiritsa ntchito oposa mamiliyoni makumi asanu. Zinali zopambana kwambiri kwa Apple komanso chitsimikizo kuti kampaniyi imatha kupulumuka pamsika wa nyimbo. "Tikufuna kuthokoza okonda nyimbo opitilira 50 miliyoni omwe athandizira iTunes Store kufika pachimake chodabwitsachi," adatero. Eddy Cue, yemwe panthawiyo ankagwira ntchito ku Apple ngati wachiwiri kwa purezidenti wa iTunes, adatero pofalitsa nkhani. Cue adawonjezeranso kuti Apple ikukonzekera kuphatikiza ntchito yobwereketsa makanema mu iTunes. Kuyika kwa iTunes Music Store pamtengo wasiliva wa ma chart a ogulitsa nyimbo kudanenedwa ndi The NDP Group, yomwe imachita kafukufuku wamsika, komanso yomwe panthawiyo idapanga mafunso otchedwa MusicWatch. Popeza ogwiritsa ntchito amakonda kugula nyimbo pawokha m'malo mogula ma albamu onse, Gulu la NDP lidawerengera moyenera nthawi zonse powerengera nyimbo khumi ndi ziwiri ngati CD imodzi.
Onani momwe iTunes inkawoneka mu 2007 ndi 2008:
iTunes Music Store idakhazikitsidwa mwalamulo kumapeto kwa Epulo 2003. Pa nthawiyo, anthu adagula nyimbo makamaka pazowonera zakuthupi komanso kutsitsa nyimbo pa intaneti kumalumikizidwa kwambiri ndi umbava. Koma Apple idakwanitsa kuthana ndi tsankho zambiri zamtunduwu ndi iTunes Music Store, ndipo anthu adapeza njira yawo yopita kunjira yatsopano yopezera nyimbo.
