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Apple Planning Major Overhaul of iTunes to Emphasize iCloud and Sharing

I assume this version will require an intel chip.


Pretty cool that I can run iTunes server with the current version on a Mac Mini with a PPC Chip.
 
riverfreak said:
Of course, the implementation of usage based internet charges (in the US) could seriously put a crimp on subscription services...
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Spotify does have the "offline" mode option. You can store up to 3,333 songs and listen to them without an internet connection.

So it is possible to use Spotify on your smartphone and not use even 1MB of data.

as for Usage charge, Comcast has a 300GB monthly limit. Even if you stream spotify 24 hours a day for 31 days, it would only be a fraction of that 300GB limit.
 
As Long As I Am In Control

When iCloud debuted I lost some calendar entries as it attempted to sync all of my devices. I do not want everything on one device to be on all of the others. If it gives me compete control over what I have and where, and it allows me to control it all - simply - then I'm for it.
 
I can already see the iTunes store on the apple tv box set being the next MTV in terms of watching or setting up music video playlists on a tv.

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riverfreak said:
You're not alone at all. Apple needs to tone down the rhetoric about how people don't want a subscription service, that they want to "own" music.
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While we're making request, could all you subscription junkies tone down the speaking for others? Why must all these discussions be a zero sum game? Can't we have both, and that be okay?

There's really no point in owning digital music
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There is for me. I rent things I throw away, or can't take with me. I buy things I have a continued use for, and want to do with as I please. There was an argument in the past that renting all your LPs might have made sense, because incompatible formats were coming and going by the decade. There is little argument for that now, as the "format" is transferable and flexible. Heck, it's already been in existence for over two decades!

But to each their own. If that makes financial sense to you and your use, fine. I have my own desires and expectations for my music, and spotify doesn't cover it. Digital non-DMR files do.
 
The iCloud service is just terrible in my opinion.

Its been how long since itunes match was released and it STILL cant distinguish explicit from clean music. Not to mention its incredibly intrusive and just does what it wants with virtually no options.

iCloud is also automatic in nature with crap for options, it just does it own thing too.

Both need a serious overhaul because they are awful services in the way they are now, hopefully this big refresh will finally give iCloud some usefulness.

I really hate how Apple has one program for music content, another for podcasts, another for books, another for apps its just ridiculous that they couldnt have streamlined them all together on the iPad.
 
I stopped using iTunes

Almost immediately when I signed up for Spotify when it came out in the US. I loaded iTunes maybe twice since then.

And I've saved tons of money from buying music. Instead of buying 4-5 albums per month at, a minimum, $10 a pop, I just Star it on Spotify.

If Apple had a streaming service, I'd be all over that. But at the end of the day having ACCESS to tens of millions of songs for one low monthly price far outweighs owning the 1's and 0's.
 
about damn time

for years ive been saying how bloated itunes was

but noooooooooooooo take some apple koolaid and it's okay it's a huge itunes.exe file that takes a while to load up
 
And if they take out the bloat and make iTunes actually responsive, I'll be really happy. I mean, because every music player needs 20 seconds before it understands the pause command.
 
PlaceofDis said:
for the love of all things i hope they do split it up finally. i don't know why i am managing books in a music app or my mobile applications in a music app. and ffs make an OS X iBooks app so we can read our books on our Macs too. no reason not to since the displays are being retnified there too.
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Why do I even need an app to manage those things?

I like the Newstand model. A super lightweight app that just presents me a browser of that content. Sure it does some stuff in the background to keep things up to date, (or sharing with other devices and apps). Each gets a store button if I want something new, but for the most part it's right to the content.

Some what like a Smart Folder but it can generate the search dynamically based on content and use the search on the collective stores.
 
FLAC Support Ever?

All I really need from iTunes is Flac support. They never throw me a bone.. Everything else is fun but I'm not a silly nilly so I don't pay those prices for that type of format. :) Put some actual CD's up for sale like Amazon, mail them to me and I'm a customer, or just offer the equivalent to CD quality for download. Ain't no lossy content in my house! :apple:
 
haruhiko said:
I need to have a dedicated "Apple" folder on my iPad, and it's almost full now:-

iPad's Apple folder: Messages, Youtube, Music, Videos, Photo Booth, iMovie, iPhoto, GarageBand, Reminders, Find Friends, Cards, Trailers, Contacts, iTunes, Camera, FaceTime, Podcasts...:eek:
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To play devils advocate... what would you put together that doesn't create a swiss army knife of an app.
 
i *heart* spotify

I have been using spotify now for close to a year. Paying customer, btw. Couldn't be happier. Here's to hoping for a complete revamp of iTunes, I would love to go back. But I don't want to keep all those songs local... just sayin'
 
If Apple is going to get into the TV/content business, they'll need to add a whole new section of the store as well as management features so that you can discover, subscribe, purchase, and manage your virtual DVR from all devices, including the PC. It would make sense for iCloud to be the backbone of such a system.

Just thinking out loud...
 
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