Apple reportedly set to kill iTunes

iTunes, you've had a good run. The increasingly frustrating to use software looks set to be put out of its misery next week, with Apple set to replace iTunes with the launch of three new apps: Music, Podcasts and TV.

According to a report by Bloomberg , Apple will announce the end of iTunes at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which begins on Monday. The move aims to bring the Mac in line with iPad and iPhone, where music management is already within separate apps.

The "iTunes Music Store" launched back in 2003, heralding a new age of digital music and downloads. iTunes became the biggest online music store and the de facto digital library on Mac and PCs, not least if you wanted to put music on your iPod or iPhone. Now it seems it has served its purpose.

MORE:

Joe is the Content Director for What Hi-Fi? and Future’s Product Testing, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for almost 20 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff and The Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).