The iTunes Music Store Opens
Apple launches a legal download store offering individual tracks at a simple price.
Spotify Launches Its Consumer Streaming Service
An on-demand licensed catalog begins shifting music consumption from ownership toward access.
Napster Makes Peer-to-Peer Music Sharing Mainstream
A student-built service lets millions of people search for and exchange MP3 files directly.
Apple Introduces the iPod
A pocket-sized device presents a thousand-song personal library as a simple consumer experience.
The Phonograph Makes Sound Repeatable
Edison’s Menlo Park team demonstrates a machine that records and reproduces sound.