Anyone who is an Apple veteran knows iTunes. And it is that this is already a mythical program that until recently has been present in macOS, being now only available in Windows (and old versions of macOS). Now, is it doomed to disappear? How could Apple replace it in PCs? We analyze it.
The reason it is no longer on the Mac
The functions provided by iTunes in both Windows and macOS have always been essential to be able to do such everyday actions as updating or restoring an iPhone or iPad. Although, as we have previously commented, this is a program that is no longer on Macs as it has disappeared in macOS Catalina. The fact that he had a excess of functions made the company decide to optimize everything and divide them into other apps.
With this came their own Music, TV or Podcast apps. Identical applications to those they already had on other platforms such as iOS. As regards device management, an existing tool such as Finder was used, so Mac users have not lost any function in the end and now they have it divided in a much more logical and intuitive way.
What if iTunes also leaves Windows?
Surely you have asked yourself the question many times why iTunes only remains on Windows. And the answer is quite simple, and it is that Apple does not have control of this operating system and does not have a special interest in enhancing its tools in it, despite the fact that there are millions of iPhone or iPad users who have a computer with this system operational. But, does this mean then that it cannot evolve or even disappear?
Well, answering the question, yes, iTunes does not cease to be an Apple program in the end, even if it is in Windows and therefore has all the possibilities of being able to disappear. At one point there were indications that it would disappear when Apple began to make various registrations of applications that, a priori, would come to replace it. Such as Music apps and others.
Therefore, although that is seen now as something anecdotal, it does not mean that it cannot occur. It remains to be seen if this is accompanied by a greater extension of Apple’s own platforms such as Apple TV + or Apple Arcade, which are practically exclusive to the brand’s products today. However, it must be something that be notified in advance and that it offers clear alternatives, especially for everything related to the data management of iPhone and iPad devices, since not offering software for it in Windows would make competitive tools gain many integers.
