I wish they made a separate application for JUST music that isnt a memory hogging piece of crap
I among many others don't need support for movies, ebooks, an online app store, iphone, ipad, ipod, integration and all that other crap.
Just give us a nice, simple and quick application for managing and playing back MP3s! The only viable option is Enqueue but its not getting much updates and while Vox is an awesome small mp3 player, it lacks a proper library.
Why don't you look for a 3rd party MP3 player, then? I
do need a universal player since it runs my whole house audio/video system. Frankly, there is nothing wrong with iTunes. It still runs just
fine on my old PowerPC PowerMac from 2001 (updated to 1.8GHz). Compare that to all the web sites and web browsers out there that run like crap on older computers now due to inherently more garbage being loaded into pages that takes longer to render, etc.
Frankly, this update sounds like total crap offhand since I don't like the idea of the Grid interface being forced on me one bit. We already have a grid display option. WTF would they make that the only interface? I like the Album List view and I like the side-bar playlists and device listings as well. It's beyond my imagination why Apple insists on taking perfectly functional systems and SCREWING WITH THEM.
I know what it is. Some bright-eyed "genius" at Apple decided the ugly grid they're using for Apple TV Gen 2 & 3 is the greatest thing ever (ugly as hell) and they want it on everything. This is probably from the same guy that came up with Launch Pad.
it appears cover flow is gone? i kind of liked that..
I liked how iTunes would remember the setting you set for any given playlist. If I had a single album of importance or a small category (like Tori Amos Live discs), I'd use Cover Flow. I'd use Album List with cover art for the main listing and I would use the Grid for exactly NOTHING. I *HATE* the grid display. It's slower to display, depends on the person recognizing album covers and doesn't let you look at a large list of things (especially alphabetical) with any kind of ease. Even the iPhone/iPod Touch has Artist, Album LISTS on it for easy navigation. Text is just plain faster in every regard. IF Grid really is the ONLY view in this new iTunes, Apple has REALLY shot themselves in the foot.
It's just seems like since Steve died, they WANT to fail once again and prove it every time they do some bonehead maneuver like changing dock connectors for the hell of it (the iOS devices are thin enough for god's sake!), putting out a JOKE of a Mac Pro "update", no time tables for iMacs or Mac Minis with Sandy Bridge and USB3 (I'm starting to wonder if I even want a Mac Mini for my whole house server if this sort of thing is the interface I'm going to be stuck with), putting out "dongles" galore for the new Retina Macbook Pro (since it has hardly ANY on-board connectors which defeats the point of portability and not having to carry tons of crap around) and generally ignoring their computer lines most of the time to concentrate on phones and tablets. Apple is getting less innovative and more predictable every day. Get ready for iPhone V35! It's slightly faster, slightly longer and all your old software won't work on it and the new software won't work on your old iPhone! Ugh....
iTunes is like 10 years old. Are you seriously freaking out because 10 year old software was updated?
No we're freaking out because they're screwing with something that has been relatively stable for many years now and giving us even LESS flexibility than before. Apple was never big on OPTIONS, but now they seem to be intent on shoving ONE method down our throats for EVERYTHING. I need a good system to run my whole house system. iTunes was perfectly adequate for this function and despite what some seem to think, it's VERY EASY to use. Now it's just going to be a royal PITA. Lists are good for looking at data. Album covers are not. And what about all those albums you imported yourself that don't have album art and you didn't bother to manually retrieve the covers? You're going to have a ton of "?" marks on your screen and not much else whereas it doesn't matter one bit with a LIST.
I'll let you in on a little secret...
iTunes has become a complete joke of a software application. It is an antiquated, bloated mess and was badly in need of updating. iTunes is literally the worst thing Apple is associated with. It's even worse than their earbuds.
Trying to improve the absolute worst thing they provide is a good thing. It was in desperate need of a redesign.
I have NO freaking clue what all you people who keep talking about "bloated" iTunes are talking about. The thing runs fine on my ancient PowerMac which is like 1/25th the speed of even the low-end Macs coming out. HTF is THAT "bloated" ??? Honestly, I don't think most of you have a clue what you're talking about. It's a total media manager. Apple TV handles all those forms of media. Why in the world would I want to dumb iTunes down to a simple MP3 player just because some of you can't tell a movies button from a music button?
store before deciding to upgrade.
