How Steve Jobs Used Design to Control and Democratize Music—And Who Almost Stopped Him

#Apple #SteveJobs #iTunes #Design #MusicIndustry

Steve Jobs didn’t just sell music—he designed how we listened. iTunes changed the game, bringing legal digital downloads to the world, giving power to independent artists, and locking users into Apple’s ecosystem at the same time.

But what most people don’t know? The Beatles almost shut it all down. Apple Corps sued Steve Jobs three times before allowing their music on iTunes.

🔍 Inside this video:
✅ How iTunes controlled music while democratizing access 🎶
✅ The brilliant design constraints that made iTunes revolutionary 📱
✅ The Apple vs. The Beatles legal war that lasted for seven years ⚖️
✅ Why iTunes ultimately failed and was replaced by Apple Music 🔄

📲 Did Apple make the right design choices? Let us know in the comments!

🚀 Subscribe for more deep dives into design, tech, and product strategy.
🐐 Follow Design Goat for more stories on how design shapes the world!