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