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September 12, 2006 | When did Apple begin selling entire films through the iTunes store? |
2003 | In what year was the iTunes store established? |
2005 | In what year did videos first become available on iTunes? |
2006 | When were full-length moved added to the iTunes store? |
AAC | When the iTunes store was launched, what type of file format was used? |
five | How many computers were allowed to play files that used the FairPlay DRM system? |
iTunes Plus | In what category could files without digital rights management be found on the iTunes store? |
January 6, 2009 | When did Apple reveal that most of the iTunes selection was free from DRM? |
April 2009 | By what time did Apple project its entire catalog would be free of DRM? |
AAC | What was the original format for purchased audio files on iTunes? |
FairPlay | What was the name of the DRM system originally used by Apple and iTunes? |
iTunes Plus | What was the name of the premium service that offered higher quality and DRM-free songs? |
2009 | In what year was DRM completely eliminated from the iTunes offerings? |
Napster and MSN Music | What are two stores which sell files with DRM not compatible with iPods? |
iPods | For what device's sales does Apple leverage the iTunes store? |
DRM | The iPod can play music from other online stores as long as they don't contain what feature? |
Universal Music Group | What company ended its deal with Apple's music store in July of 2007? |
iTunes Store | What entity did Universal have a contract with prior to July of 2007? |
2007 | In what year did Universal Music Group let their contract with iTunes lapse? |
The Beat Goes On... | What was the name of the event at which the iTunes Wi-Fi store was launched? |
September 5, 2007 | On what date was the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store launched? |
2007 | In what year was the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store introduced? |
iPhone | Which Apple device has the ability to sync with iTunes via the phone network? |
iPods | On what devices can video games be used? |
Brick | What was included on the first iPod? |
Steve Wozniak | Who created Brick? |
Parachute, Solitaire, and Music Quiz | What are three games, in addition to Brick, which have been included with the iPod? |
easter egg | What is another phrase meaning hidden feature? |
Brick | What was the first, hidden game included with the original iPod? |
Parachute, Solitaire, and Music Quiz | What other games were later added to the original iPod? |
2006 | In what year did the iTunes store begin allowing users to buy video games? |
iTunes 7 | Which version of iTunes was introduced with the ability to purchase games? |
5th generation | What was the first generation of iPod Classic on which games like Mahjong and Tetris could be played? |
4th generation | On which generation of iPod Nano can games be played? |
2006 | In what year did iTunes 7 launch, along with a plethora of additional games? |
fifth | Which generation iPod was required to enjoy the new games available on iTunes 7? |
Namco, Square Enix, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Hudson Soft | What are the names of companies producing video games for Apple's MP3 player? |
video game handheld console market | What market can Apple participate in now that it has a variety of games available for iPod? |
GamePro and EGM | What two publications have covered iPod games? |
.ipg | What format is used for iPod game files? |
.zip | What file format is being covered up by the use of ipg files? |
software development kit | What does SDK stand for? |
iOS | What is the only operating system on which iPhone SDK-made games can be played? |
.ipg | What file format are iPod games distributed in? |
iPod Touch and iPhone | An app produced with the iPhone SDK can only run on what devices? |
not | Is the Apple SDK available to third-party game publishers? |
iTunes | What kind program is commonly used to move files between iTunes and an iPod? |
third-party | What kind of other applications enable communication between iTunes and an iPod? |
iTunes | Rather than copying media files directly to it, what software must be used for this purpose so that they are accessible? |
DRM | What kind of security determines if files moved to a computer can be played? |
iTunes 7 | What minimum version of iTunes is required to transfer purchased media from an iPod to an authorized computer? |
hidden | In what kind of folder are files located in the iPod? |
host | On what kind of operating system can hidden iPod files be accessed? |
manual | What method of file recovery is used to retrieve data from the iPod? |
2005 | In what year did Apple face multiple intellectual property lawsuits? |
patent infringement | What did the 2005 lawsuits accuse Apple of doing? |
Sony, RealNetworks, Napster, and Musicmatch | What other companies were named in the suit filed by Pat-rights? |
Ho Keung Tse | On whose behalf did Pat-rights take Apple to court? |
Advanced Audio Devices | Which company sued Apple for breach of a "music jukebox" patent in 2005? |
FairPlay | Which Apple technology did Pat-rights complain breached their patent in a lawsuit? |
rotational user inputs | What interface component did Apple attempt to patent in 2005? |
August 2005 | When did Apple receive a decision on its attempt to patent rotational user inputs? |
Creative Technology | Which competitor sued Apple over rights to part of the software user interface? |
Zen Patent | What was the name of the patent over which Creative asserted its ownership? |
United States International Trade Commission | From which entity did Creative request an investigation into Apple importing their devices to the US? |
rotational user inputs | What interface feature did Apple unsuccessfully try to patent? |
Creative Technology | Which rival company sued Apple in 2005 and 2006? |
August 24, 2006 | When did Creative and Apple come to an agreement over their intellectual property issues? |
$100 million | How much money did Apple have to pay to Creative as a result of their agreement? |
Made for iPod | What program did Creative join in order to make iPod peripherals? |
$100 million | How much did Apple pay to Creative Technologies to settle their 2006 suit? |
the Made for iPod program | What's the name of the program by which 3rd parties sell iPod accessories? |
90% | What share of the US digital music player market does iPod hold? |
2004 | When did iPod become the leader in digital music device sales? |
72.7% | How much of the market did iPod claim as of January 2007? |
Bloomberg Online | Who reported Apple's market share in 2007? |
90% | Approximately what percentage of the hard drive-based music player sales does iPod have since 2004? |
70% | Approximately what percentage of the overall music player market does the iPod line have? |
74% | What did the iPod's US market share peak at in 2005? |
January 8, 2004 | When did HP unveil their own edition of the iPod? |
Hewlett-Packard | What does HP stand for? |
Wal-Mart | What major retailer sold HP-branded iPod devices? |
5% | HP-branded iPods accounted for what share of iPod purchases? |
unfavorable | What kind of terms and conditions led HP to leave the iPod market? |
HP | Which computer company sold iPods from 2004-05 as part of a license agreement with Apple? |
hundred million | How many iPods did Apple reveal it sold in April of 2007? |
32% | How much of Apple's revenue was generated by iPod purchases in Q2 of 2007? |
Mac computers | What is an item that owners of iPods may also purchase? |
$5.2 billion | How much revenue did Apple announce for Q2 2007? |
2007 | In which year did Apple top sales of 100,000,000 iPods? |
32% | As of 2007, what percentage of Apple's revenue came from iPod sales? |
$6.22 billion | What was Apple's revenue for Q3 2007? |
19.22% | Desktop computers made up how much of Apple's revenue in the third quarter of 2007? |
$3.5 billion | How much money did Apple make in 2007? |
$15.4 billion | What was the value of Apple's cash assets at the end of 2007? |
$3.5 billion | With the help of strong iPod sales, how much profit did they turn in 2007? |
January 22, 2008 | When did Apple reveal it had achieved its highest quarterly earnings to date? |
$1.58 billion | What was Apple's highest quarterly profit as of Q1 2008? |
21% | How much of Apple's revenue resulted from purchases of laptop computers in Q1 2008? |
42% | What percentage of Apples revenue in 1Q08 came from iPods, more than doubling the percentage of notebook sales? |