iTunes Music Store Launched; Record Execs Wet Themselves (opens in new tab)

April 28, 2003 Apple Computer launches the iTunes Music Store. The store sells music for 99¢ a song for use with the Apple iPod and iTunes software. It is not the first service to sell digital music, but it will become the first to gain widespread popularity. The service will be an instant success, selling… iTunes Music Store Launched; Record Execs Wet Themselves is original content of This Day in Tech History.