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How the iPod changed everything

Mark Mulligan

10 May 2022

ipod

iPhone

ipad

Apple just announced that it is finally ending production of the iPod . At 21 years of age, it outlived many of the dramatic changes it witnessed and triggered. In this age, dominated by streaming (and a vinyl resurgence), the iPod did not really have a place anymore, other than with its ever-diminishing base of super fans.

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Here’s Why Apple Just Killed Off iTunes

Mark Mulligan

4 Jun 2019

Apple Arcade

Apple TV App

Innovation

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Mason Trinca Apple has announced that it is closing iTunes and replacing it with three new apps: Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV Apps.

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Announcing MIDiA’s Streaming Services Market Shares Report

Mark Mulligan

3 Nov 2017

7Digital

Amazon

amazon music unlimited

As the streaming music market matures, the bar is continually raised for the quality of data required, both in terms of granularity and accuracy. At MIDiA we have worked hard to earn a reputation for high-quality, reliable datasets that go far beyond what is available elsewhere.

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Sonos @ 15

Mark Mulligan

8 Sep 2017

Alexa

Amazon

Amazon Echo

Sonos, granddaddy of the connected home audio marketplace, is now 15 years old. Sonos was a pioneer that was so far ahead of its time, it inadvertently found itself as one of the key early drivers of streaming subscriptions.

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Quick Take: Apple Music Comes To Android

Mark Mulligan

11 Nov 2015

android

Apple

Apple Music

As long anticipated Apple has launched the Android edition of Apple Music. I t is a non-typical move for Apple but not one without precedent, not least of which the Windows edition of iTunes which was crucial to iPod uptake.

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