I like that.īen: Well, most of the show is kind of unscripted, like we have notes but we don’t actually take them out. So if you head over to Acquired.fm and you’d like to join us, there’s a little widget on the side bar to join us there.ĭavid: That was very clever there, Ben. If you’re new to the show, there’s over 600 of us that are in the Slack channel talking about technology news, M&A, IPOs, all kinds of stuff. It's how we grow the show and make it better. So this is the part of the show where before we dive into things, I ask you, our listeners, be it a brand new one or someone who’s been listening to the show for a while, if you’ve got some extra time, we would love a review on iTunes. Today, we are covering Apple’s 2000 acquisition of SoundJam which would go on to become iTunes. I’m Ben Gilbert.īen: And we are your hosts. Welcome to Episode 38 of Acquired, the podcast about technology acquisitions and IPOs. Just tell them that David and Ben sent you when you get in touch!įull Transcript below: (disclaimer: may contain unintentionally confusing, inaccurate and/or amusing transcription errors)īen: Yeah. ![]() You can learn more and get a free trial by clicking here. They’re trusted by amazing firms like Benchmark, Spark, Thrive, First Round, Redpoint, MITIMCo, IGSB and more. The Tegus product contains thousands of fully transcribed, searchable interviews with experts on companies of all stages, sizes, geographies and sectors – all accessible online and on-demand. Thank you to Tegus for being our presenting sponsor for this episode! Tegus is the world’s leading company intelligence platform. Ben: The Internet History Podcast on The Napster Story, with Jordan Ritter.Snap Inc's first quarter as a public company is in the books.Facebook streaming 20 MLB games this season.The SoundJam team's long subsequent tenure at Apple and leadership roles to this day. ![]() Launch of the iPod later that year in October 2001.Steve Jobs' launch of iTunes at the Macworld keynote in January 2001.The Apple acquisition of SoundJam in 2000 instead of competitor Panic Software's Audion, and the wonderful history as told by Panic's founders years later.SoundJam's (and later iTunes's) most famous UI element: brushed metal.SoundJam's release in 1998 and enthusiastic adoption by Mac owners who enjoyed pirating playing digital music.and the celebrity author of the SoundJam user manual: David Pogue! Why you used to need a publisher to sell software.Bill's decision to build SoundJam, recruiting fellow former Apple engineer Jeff Robbin as a cofounder, and later adding Dave Heller to the team. ![]() Former Apple engineer Bill Kincaid's first exposure to the concept of digital music, via NPR on the way to an auto racing track.The heady early days of the "digital music revolution": Napster, WinAmp, and the Diamond Rio.We relive the 90's with brushed metal interfaces, music visualizers and of course, software sold in (physical) boxes. Ben & David revisit the birth of the digital music revolution and Steve Jobs' "digital hub" strategy, with Apple's 2000 acquisition of the Mac music player SoundJam MP, which would go on to become iTunes.
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