Please refer to my previous post 4th June 2019 – “ iPod Nano – iTunes”.
I was relying on reports in Mainstream Media (MSM). I am old enough to know better but ending support for older hardware did sound like something Apple would do.
However, I should have waited for the Technology site reports.
In short, Windows users will see no change and continue to be able to use iTunes. On the other hand, Mac users will have iTunes functions transferred to Apps and, even then, they will not lose anything.
I picked up the full story from an article on Paul Thurrott’s site “Apple Has No Plans for Music, Podcasts, and TV Apps on Windows” which refers to this article on Ars Technica.
When I think about it, I have never connected my iPhone XS to a computer. I originally set it up from an iCloud back up of my previous iPhone 6S and use Apps for Audio Books – the Audible App and the three Apps for my local council library (Borrow Box, RB Digital and Libby). I checked the Podcast App and it is a mirror of the set up I have on iTunes on my PC and it is the same for the Music and TV Apps. The TV App provides for both TV shows and movies and has my purchased movies and TV shows in my library. It is the same on my iPad.
iTunes on Mac computers will be replaced by the Apps that are already running successfully on IOS devices and also allow for syncing of older devices like the Nano. Windows computers will still use iTunes.