The evolution of iTunes

Apple's iTunes Music Store is turning 10 next week, but the music software is even older. Here's how it changed over time.

iTunes 7 - A beautiful overhaul

itunes 7 cover flow
  • Release date: Sept. 12, 2006

In the switch to digital music, album art lost its importance -- but iTunes 7 put it back in the spotlight with Cover Flow. This feature displayed album covers for users to flip through with a Mac trackpad (or, later, the swipe of a finger on an iPhone or iPod Touch), adding a beautiful element to browsing.

Like Party Shuffle, Cover Flow also fell victim to the iTunes 11 overhaul.

  @CNNTech - Last updated April 26 2013 03:23 PM ET

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