

But for now, iTunes will remain on Windows computers, so all of the nostalgic PC users who love iTunes are protected.Īccording to Microsoft, iTunes is holds the number one ranking on the Windows app store, pushing Netflix out to third place and Instagram to fourth place - a clear indication that Windows users would be the most seriously affected by the change. For many Mac users, the change isn't a bad one, and frankly they're used to frequent - and sometimes drastic - changes between operating systems.

So, your music isn't going anywhere, just the way you watch media is about to get Kardashian-pantry-level organized. When macOS 10.15 Catalina rolls out later this year, Mac users will notice that iTunes is gone, leaving Music, Podcast, and Apple TV apps in its place. For, if iTunes is only being phased out for new Mac programs, wouldn't it stand to reason that the loophole to iTunes' D-Day might exist on a PC?Īccording to PC Mag, iTunes will indeed live on within Windows, at least for the time being. As "iTunes Is Dead" stories spread across the internet, many non-Mac iPhone users were wondering if iTunes will retire on Windows, too. On June 3, at WWDC 2019, Apple announced that iTunes as we know it will be discontinued due to macOS-related updates that will take the app in another direction, ending its current iteration.
