ITunes enables you to do anything you want with your gadgets, including backups, synchronizations, contact management and, most importantly, install applications from the Apple Store. Simplicity is perhaps the most appropriate word that can summarise its overall looks and usability. Apple based the initial release of iTunes on SoundJam MP, a program developed by Bill Kincaid and released by Casady & Greene in 1999.Apple iTunes is an advanced application that's not only a very good media player, but also a great iPod and iPhone manager. At the time of the purchase, Kincaid, Jeff Robbin and Dave Heller left Casady & Greene to continue development of the program as Apple employees.Īpple purchased the program from Casady & Greene in 2000. At Apple, the developers simplified SoundJam's user interface, added the ability to burn CDs, and removed the program's recording feature and skin support.

Īpple released version 1.0 of the program under a new name 'iTunes' on Januat Macworld San Francisco. Macintosh users immediately began poking through iTunes's resource fork, where they discovered numerous strings and other resources that indicated that iTunes was a re-engineered Sound Jam MP. Casady & Greene ceased distribution of SoundJam MP on Jat the request of the developers. Originally a Mac OS 9-only application, iTunes began to support Mac OS X with the release of version 1.1 in March 2001. Release 2.0 added support for the new iPod. Version 3 dropped Mac OS 9 support but added smart playlists and a ratings system. In April 2003, version 4.0 introduced the iTunes Store in October, version 4.1 added support for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

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