iTunes Review Summary:The Apple iTunes Store is a decent option that can satisfy even the most ravenous of digital music needs. However, due to the lack of support for other digital audio playing devices it will only appeal to owners of the Apple iPod or people thinking of buying one.
Pros: Vast choice of music titles and genres
Cons: DRM-protected music can only be played on an iPod. The Windows version of iTunes only supports the iPod and so trying to synchronize music files with other digital music players will fail.
Rating| Free trial | No |
| Subscription | No subscription plan available. |
| File format | Most digital music that is purchased from the Apple iTunes Store is encoded as an encrypted 128kbps AAC file. These 'encrypted' files are DRM protected using Apple's proprietary 'fairplay' algorithm and have a '.m4p' extension |
| MP3 music selection | Over 6 million songs |
| DRM | DRM-protected music |
| Average price per song | 99ยข per song |
| Help-Support | Yes-manual,faq and email support |
| Audiobooks | 27,000 titles |
Free educational content - you can download free educational content with iTunes
Music selection - largest music selection in the market
Internet Radio -you can listen to streaming radio
Music videos -Tunes Store provides over 9,000 videos to choose from
Compatible Portable Players -The Windows version of iTunes only supports the iPod and so trying to synchronize music files with other digital music players will fail.
DRM -DRM-protected music can only be played on an iPod.
The Apple iTunes Store is a decent option that can satisfy even the most ravenous of digital music needs. However, due to the lack of support for other digital audio playing devices it will only appeal to owners of the Apple iPod or people thinking of buying one.