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Rumor: Apple Redesigning iTunes 11 With New Layout, iCloud Support
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Because Apple has more cash than America, and they can.
I imagine it has something to do with Lion, given that the 64 bit version is Lion only. You are right, there would be no reason otherwise not to wait.
Ok, what is the purpose of iTunes now then. Almost every other app Apple does you can sum up in a couple of words:
Safari - internet
iPhoto - photos
iMovie - video
Pages - Word processing
Numbers - spreadsheets
Keynote - presentations
Mail - email
Address Book
iCal - Calendar
Mac App Store - buy apps
Then we have iTunes which is music, video, podcasts, ringtones, social networking, syncing, music store etc. etc.
Please can I have an example? Almost all cross platform software stinks.
I thought that Itunes on Windows includes a USB class driver for Idevice support - and that driver must be an x64 driver on x64 systems.
It isn't really necessary to have an x64 "installer" per se - in fact the majority of installer programs are x86. x86 installers run on both x64 and x86, and can choose whether to install x86 or x64 binaries as appropriate.
The majority of kits seem to be for both x86 and x64 Windows - both sets of binaries are in the kit, and the x86 installer selects the right files for the system on which it is running.
the main ones i use are gimp, handbrake and vlc - all operate pretty nicely on whatever platform i play with (win, linux or osx)
There are um, paid options. Spotify is brilliant in the whole two weeks I've been using it. The sparse advertisements don't bother me, and paying $5 a month for the great service would remove the ads altogether.
I dont really know the details of it, I just know if I download the 32-bit installer and attempt to run it, an error pops up saying the program is incompatible.
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I just don't understand, how long can it take to build a new software, especially of you're the second largest company in the world?
On Windows, iTunes is really bloated. It takes ages to load on my pc, and sometimes when synchronizing it freezes and takes almost all CPU. Syncing also takes way too long. I synced an iPad, detached it, then realized I wanted another app on it, connected it again and suddenly it begun transferring bought items again! Nothing changed in that mere minute.
Also; the photooptimizing takes way too long. I detest putting pictures on a device. The images need to be in one folder, and if you select another one, the others are gone. For me, not a problem to understand, but for my parents. And also support for more movie formats, also in iOS. It's ridiculous, you can't play **** on your device without converting your movies, paying gazillions to then download movies via iTunes and spending all your internet data (and this option isn't even available where I live) or having to pay a euro to buy a piece of crapware that plays half of the movies you want at 1 fps.
On Windows, iTunes is really bloated. It takes ages to load on my pc, and sometimes when synchronizing it freezes and takes almost all CPU. Syncing also takes way too long. I synced an iPad, detached it, then realized I wanted another app on it, connected it again and suddenly it begun transferring bought items again! Nothing changed in that mere minute.
Also; the photooptimizing takes way too long. I detest putting pictures on a device. The images need to be in one folder, and if you select another one, the others are gone. For me, not a problem to understand, but for my parents. And also support for more movie formats, also in iOS. It's ridiculous, you can't play **** on your device without converting your movies, paying gazillions to then download movies via iTunes and spending all your internet data (and this option isn't even available where I live) or having to pay a euro to buy a piece of crapware that plays half of the movies you want at 1 fps.
Hah hah, very good point!
The current iTunes works for me, and suits my purposes, a redesign is always nice. I just hope they don't go along the route they displayed with iCal
Amen. I sincerely hope that Apple never does anything along the lines of iCal again. Should probably replace "sincerely" with "vainly."
I like your suggestion to separate syncing into a separate app. I don't think it would be in keeping with Apple's (sometimes over) simplifying for the least sophisticated users.
Have you looked around in Lion? Not gonna happen. Gray is Apple's new favorite color.
Man, I had forgotten how bad iTunes was on Windows. Only thing worse was Safari. #happyswitcher
iTunes def. needs a UI overhaul. Besides text editor and console, it's the oldest looking app on OSX now
There are three options of what should be done.
1 Rename iTunes to iMedia or some variation that includes all types of content
2 Allow users to add or remove features
3 Break up iTunes
* iMedia app that does audio and video content only
* new iSync/iCloud app that handles all synching of idevices
* iStore app that handles all purchases
* iRead/iBook app that handles ebooks, pdf etc.
* All new apps will watch folders and add new content automatically that are in there respective folders.
* iSync/iCloud will share data (library file) with the other apps and watch folders any data that is change in the other apps will be sync when the idevice is connected next time.
When iOS device or iPod is connected this app will launch asking what do you want to synch, charge device, update
* iStore will function as the store for everything in OSX and iOS; it will add media to the correct folders. Music for music, video for videos, apps for osx apps and ios for ios apps. The respective apps that work with these files will watch the folders and automatically add new files to there libraries.
* iRead/iBook an app to read all types of files/documents
* iMedia will be a audio and video app only it will handle your audio and video libraries and do a better job at video management.
1 Rename iTunes to iMedia or some variation that includes all types of content
2 Allow users to add or remove features
3 Break up iTunes
* iMedia app that does audio and video content only
* new iSync/iCloud app that handles all synching of idevices
* iStore app that handles all purchases
* iRead/iBook app that handles ebooks, pdf etc.
* All new apps will watch folders and add new content automatically that are in there respective folders.
* iSync/iCloud will share data (library file) with the other apps and watch folders any data that is change in the other apps will be sync when the idevice is connected next time.
When iOS device or iPod is connected this app will launch asking what do you want to synch, charge device, update
* iStore will function as the store for everything in OSX and iOS; it will add media to the correct folders. Music for music, video for videos, apps for osx apps and ios for ios apps. The respective apps that work with these files will watch the folders and automatically add new files to there libraries.
* iRead/iBook an app to read all types of files/documents
* iMedia will be a audio and video app only it will handle your audio and video libraries and do a better job at video management.
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That's why I want an "iCloud" app (or call it whatever you want) that would handle syncing everything (but not try to manage the media itself). You go to one place for syncing everything, iCloud would know about the other apps (playlists, photo albums, book collections, etc.), but wouldn't need to pop up a separate app just to sync or import.
To be honest, I hope that they'll go for an iPad like interface. The current iPod app on the iPad has a fantastic layout which would work perfectly on a regular computer. The current iTunes layout just feels so late early 2000's compared to the iPad one...
then that sounds like typical piss poor Apple support for windows. It should not be an issue.
The only problem that Apple would run into is a 64 bit OS requires 64bit drivers. Other wise non issue. Sounds like Apple is trying to put to much crap in the installers.
Either way all this does is add even more bloat to iTunes. It used to be such a great program and then Apple kept trying to shove more and more crap into it. It has way to much stuff bolted on to it trying to make iTunes does things it was never designed to do. That is the problem is all the extra crap added to it that its interface and design were never set up to handle.
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It's pretty obvious iTunes will be redesigned (as seen on the iPad for iOS 5). Don't like the preview.
It's pretty obvious iTunes will be redesigned (as seen on the iPad for iOS 5). Don't like the preview.
Think again, now that over the air syncing is here, he dont need iTunes to have everything we need.
haha the logo had an optical disk in it, i bet steve cant stand to even think of this logo. anyway i dont really use itunes anymore spotify is way better
well the ads are for other music so even when they play it doenst destroy the mood like pandora would
Jerome you are right. I much as I dislike the clanky nature of iTunes I love how it is integrated. The clankyness can be fixed if Apple will ever take the time to fix it. If I could get an iTunes with is integration, combined Winamp's ability index really large files systems and I will be a very happy camper.
Would be nice if they just make it work properly, so it's... you know... convenient. As is, it's a nice music player-organizer-importer, and it integrates files to hardware. Aside from that it's a clunky pain in the ass. Apple has had 11 years to make it work right, and they just fudged along with it to keep it basically OK. That iTunes store is a mess, too. Aside from mediocre selections, it's hell to get through to find specific files unless they are super-current-super-famous.
No, it's not.
Most features can be disabled through parental controls. What can't you turn off?
Media management.