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artist. Originally introduced in the U.S. in April 2003, the iTunes Store now serves customers in 22 countries.
The iTunes Store is fully integrated with iTunes software allowing customers to preview, purchase, download, organize, share, and transfer
digital content to an iPod using a single software application. Further discussion of the iTunes software may be found below under the heading
“Software Products and Computer Technologies.” The iTunes Store offers customers a broad range of personal rights to the third-party content
they have purchased. Content purchased through the store may also be used in certain applications such as iPhoto®, iMovie®, and iDVD®.
Additional features of the iTunes Store include gift certificates that can be sent via e-mail; prepaid music cards; an “allowance” feature that
enables users to automatically deposit funds into an iTunes Store account every month; online gift options that let customers give specific
content to anyone with an email address; parental controls; and album reviews.
Peripheral Products
The Company sells a variety of Apple-branded and third-party computer hardware peripheral products directly to end-users through its retail
and online stores, including printers, storage devices, computer memory, digital video and still cameras, and various other computing products
and supplies.
Displays
The Company manufactures a family of widescreen flat panel displays including the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display™, a widescreen
active-matrix LCD with 2560-by-1600 pixel resolution, the 23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display with 1920-by-1200 pixel resolution and the 20-
inch Apple Cinema Display® with 1680-by-1050 pixel resolution. These displays feature built-in dual FireWire and dual USB 2.0 ports and
use the industry standard DVI interface for a pure digital connection with the Company’s latest Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, and MacBook
systems. The Cinema Displays feature an aluminum design with a thin bezel, suspended by an aluminum stand that allows viewing angle
adjustment.
Software Products and Computer Technologies
The Company offers a range of software products for education, creative, consumer, and business customers, including Mac OS X, the
Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Macintosh; server software and related solutions; professional application software;
and consumer, education, and business oriented application software.
Operating System Software
Mac OS X is built on an open-source UNIX-based foundation. The most recent version, Mac OS X Tiger, is the fifth major release of Mac OS
X. Tiger incorporates innovations including Spotlight™, a desktop search technology that lets users find items stored on their Macintosh
computers, including documents, emails, contacts, and images; and Dashboard, a way to instantly access information such as weather forecasts
and stock quotes, using a new class of mini-applications called widgets. Mac OS X Server version 10.4 is the server version of the Mac OS
operating system.
Server Software and Server Solutions
In April 2006, the Company introduced Apple Remote Desktop 3, the Company’s third generation desktop management application. Apple
Remote Desktop 3 is a Universal application, meaning that it runs natively on both Intel and PowerPC-based Macintosh computers (Universal)
for asset management and remote assistance that enables Spotlight searches across multiple Tiger systems and includes over 30 Automator
actions for automating repetitive system administration tasks, a Dashboard Widget that provides observation of remote systems, and
AutoInstall for installing software automatically on mobile systems when they return online.
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