R.I.P ITUNES

When I was a kid I listened to an LP,
The artwork was great for all to see,
When I was a kid I listened to a 45,
They were unique but terrible for a long car drive,
Then when I got older I took a risk,
Got hooked on the ease of a CD and the clarity of sound,
Until 2001 when Itunes came out and ultimately found,
That people would settle for an inferior quality digital download copy,
As the CD single disappeared by 2015 and the releases were sporatic and sloppy,
ITUNES kept updating and taking the fun along with the ease,
Some people still loved cover art and used ITUNES for what they please,
Even though to this board the CD will always be king,
The news that Apple killed ITUNES for some will only bring,
Sadness that the software of their youth is gone replaced by apps and Spotify streaming,
At least they haven't discontinued the CD yet or are we fooling ourselves and just dreaming?

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/apple-is-final ly-killing-itunes-842750/

Edited by PopArchivist

what does this mean?....all my songs will be deleted from
itunes?

PopArchivist wrote: When I was a kid I listened to an LP, The artwork was great for all to see, When I was a kid I listened to a 45, They were unique but terrible for a long car drive, Then when I got older I took a risk, Got hooked on the ease of a CD and the clarity of sound, Until 2001 when Itunes came out and ultimately found, That people would settle for an inferior quality digital download copy, As the CD single disappeared by 2015 and the releases were sporatic and sloppy, ITUNES kept updating and taking the fun along with the ease, Some people still loved cover art and used ITUNES for what they please, Even though to this board the CD will always be king, The news that Apple killed ITUNES for some will only bring, Sadness that the software of their youth is gone replaced by apps and Spotify streaming, At least they haven't discontinued the CD yet or are we fooling ourselves and just dreaming? news/apple-is-finally-killing-itunes-842750/ "> https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/apple- is-final ly-killing-itunes-842750/

RIP iTunes.

What percentage of music downloads are via I-tunes? Who
are the other major players other than Amazon?

I was under the impression that I-tunes had the lion's
share of that business, with many exclusives. If they're
phasing it out, that doesn't bode well for downloads in
general.

In my line of work, I've always had all the digital
music
in my library on my actual hard drives. It's mainly
because some locations I travel to the wi-fi
accessibility
is spotty at best. If I relied on complete streaming of
music (which it's illegal for me to do) I'd be out of
business.

I've never depended on iTunes other than the out of the
ordinary song requests I get (my clients musical tastes
are expanding thanks to suggestions via Spotify or
Pandora listening.) I then download the purchased
song(s) to my hard drives.

Edited by eriejwg