Ngokukhishwa kwe-MacOS Catalina, i-Apple ulahle ngokuphelele ama-iTunes, uhlelo lokusebenza ebelikade linciphisa inani lemisebenzi ebelihlinzeka ngokuhlala kuhlelo olulula ukuxhumana ne-iPhone, i-iPad noma i-iPod touch yethu.
Ngenkathi ine-macOS Catalina, i-Apple inikeze imisebenzi ebiyithathile kusuka ku-iTunes ngendlela yezicelo ezimele, ku-Windows abasebenzisi bayaqhubeka nokuhlupheka nge-iTunes. Ngenhlanhla, futhi ngokusho kwabafana be 9 ku5Mac, ukuthi ukuhlupheka kuzophela ngasekupheleni konyaka.
Ngokusho kwalokhu okuphakathi, i-Apple isebenza ku qalisa kokubili i-Apple Music ne-Apple Podcast njengezinhlelo zokusebenza ezihlukile ESitolo seMicrosoft, izinhlelo zokusebenza zizofakwa kulezo ezitholakalayo: i-iTunes, iCloud ne-Apple TV + (eyokugcina ibilokhu itholakala kusukela ngoNovemba odlule).
I-9to5Mac ifuna izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-Apple Music ne-Apple Podcast usesigabeni sangasese se-beta, yize bengakwazanga ukuqinisekisa ukuthi bazotholakalela i-Xbox kuphela noma bazophinde bafinyelele ku-Windows 10, lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu kusukela ngo-2019 lapho ashicilela khona ukunikezwa komsebenzi efuna onjiniyela ukudala izinhlelo ze-Windows, eyodwa kwezidingo bekungukuthi ngubani onolwazi nge-Universal Windows Platform (UWP).
Uma sibheka ukuthi izinkomba zokuqala zokwethulwa kwesicelo se-Apple TV + seWindows zivele ngoSepthemba, nokuthi uhlelo lokusebenza lwethulwe ekuqaleni kukaNovemba, kungenzeka ukuthi asikho isidingo sokuthi silinde kuze kuphele lo nyaka Esikhundleni salokho, ngomcimbi kaMashi (uma ubanjelwe) i-Apple imemezele ukwethulwa kwalezi zinsizakalo zombili ze Windows 10.
Abasebenzisi beWindows abafuna ukujabulela i-Apple Music ne-Apple Podcast, bangakwenza lokho namuhla ngokusebenzisa kwabo amakhasi ewebhu, yize kunengqondo ukuthi akuyona indlela entofontofo ukukwenza. Endabeni ye-Apple Music, bangayenza futhi ngokusebenzisa i-iTunes, noma lokhu kushiya kungathandeki, ngaphezu kwalokho, ibingakavuselelwa isikhathi eside.