14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft had a hard time convincing high-profile software developers to bring their apps to the Windows Store (in the meantime rebranded to Microsoft Store), so when it announced at Build 2017 that Apple was working on a Windows 10 version of iTunes, everyone was excited.
But ever since the official announcement at the developer conference, not a single word has been said about the current state of iTunes for Windows 10, with many people thinking the project was scrapped and Apple’s software would never land in the Microsoft Store.
That’s not true, Cupertino says, as work on iTunes continues, only that the firm isn’t ready just yet to make the application available for download in the Microsoft Store.
“We have been working with Microsoft to deliver the full iTunes experience to our customers and we need a little more time to get it right,” an Apple spokesperson has been quoted as saying by ZDNet.
Not launching this year
No other specifics were provided, so it’s not known what’s taking so long for Apple to bring iTunes in the Microsoft Store, and at the same time, the company hasn’t revealed whether it has a target date for the release or not. One thing is sure though: iTunes won’t land in the Store this year.
With the Windows 10 Redstone 4 launch taking place in the spring of 2018 – and the RTM build scheduled to be ready in March, the release of the update could also be the right timing for Apple to take the wraps off the Microsoft Store version of iTunes.
If there’s someone that really needs iTunes in the Microsoft Store it’s the Windows 10 S userbase, as this particular version of the operating system does not allow Win32 software, but only applications that are listed for download in the Store.
With Windows 10 S aimed at the education sector, and consequently at students, and with Apple’s iPhone super-successful in this market, there’s no doubt iTunes in the Microsoft Store is an eagerly-anticipated release.