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Apple iTunes
MP3 and other digital players used sound files, not records or tapes. In 2001, Apple introduced iTunes, an online platform that sold digital songs for just 99 cents apiece. iTunes -- which licensed and paid loyalty fees for the music it sold -- made purchasing so easy that it helped reduce illegal file sharing. Apple, pushed by cofounder Steve Jobs, then developed a user-friendly digital player, the iPod. |