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Apple Releases iTunes 10.4 As 64-Bit Cocoa App For Lion
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Same here -- I like the integration of Spaces and Full Screen Apps in Lion since it "formalizes" practices like this. I already maximize certain apps like iCal and iTunes (when organizing media or browsing the store); Lion just gives you as much space as possible while cleanly distinguishing between spaces meant for multiple windowed apps and those dedicated to a single app.
Audio interfaces, software, NAS drives, there will be tons of stuff which isn't obsolete that doesn't work properly on day one.
It's the same for every major OS launch, it always takes a few weeks to get the bugs sorted.
No, it's not.
Unfortunately, I have Snow Leopard installed on a 32bit system.
All of the Cocoa controls seem to be present on Snow Leopard as well.
Finally. Standard Cocoa text field behavior (this is on Lion)
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Still a lot of modal dialogs though
LOL... Yes, they really important thing is not new functionallity, but the compiler used to build it...
I know, I know, there are indirect benefits: e.g., it should be easier for Apple to maintain which means more development time spent on functional improvements rather than keeping it running.
The ability to address more than 4GB RAM is NOT a benefit... if iTunes starts using > 4GB RAM in the near future something has gone seriously wrong.
Does anyone know if this would run in 64 bit on a 2008 uMB? It has a Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz processor. I haven't downloaded Lion yet so I'm not sure.
I guarantee you that if I upgrade to Lion right now, I'll have to call in sick the rest of the week because it will break something. I don't know what, but it will be something I can't do without. There will likely be workarounds, but they will take many hours to implement.
It actually runs on Leopard, on a DP 1.8 GHz G5 from 2003 I haven't tested it yet, though, so I have no idea whether it runs fine or not. But I just applied the update on the last two G5 towers remaining in the Mac lab where I work, so you can take my word for it.
Does anyone know if this would run in 64 bit on a 2008 uMB? It has a Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz processor. I haven't downloaded Lion yet so I'm not sure.
I have a 2008 uMBP (the 2.53 GHz version, but same era). The WWDC version of Lion ran beautifully (yes, I have an actual dev account that I don't really need at this point). You should be fine with your machine. I recommend a clean install though, my Mac on Snow Leopard is ultra slow because... well I do development and media creation on it. After a while the system is so cluttered up it's just slow. Fresh install and it's like a brand new computer.
It actually runs on Leopard, on a DP 1.8 GHz G5 from 2003… I haven't tested it yet, though, so I have no idea whether it runs fine or not. But I just applied the update on the last two G5 towers remaining in the Mac lab where I work, so you can take my word for it.
Holy crap, it's super snappy! It loaded in under three icon bounces and immediately showed the available shared libraries in the sidebar! I know its library is actually empty and I should take that fact into account as far as loading times are concerned, but still, it's pretty damn impressive for a eight-year-old computer with but 2 GB of memory.
Edit: Aaaaaaaand it just loaded my shared library, comprising nearly 13.000 tracks, in just 26 seconds… Again, we have a fast ethernet switch here in the room, but this is still very much acceptable, IMHO.
[iTunes actually has to fully process the host computer's library database in order to display all the tags, playlists, etc., right?]
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It works in 10.5beta but it gives an error message about the menu item insertion, so you can't make it's window appear/disappear with the Window menu.. But it defaults to appearing anyway and you can still minimise it..
I'd assume it's the same in 10.4it is about time iTunes is 64bit. now my Mac Pro with 64gb of ram can use iTunes to its full potential.
Nope, this version runs on 10.6, even 10.5...
Nope, read the release notes. I'm running it on 10.6 right now.
HOWEVER...
While it runs on 10.6, it only does it in 32 bit mode. It's finally a 64 bit app, but it's limited to 64 bit on 10.7.
WHY, apple? 10.6 supports 64 bit apps perfectly well and most apple apps are 64 bit on that OS. I hate to say it, but this limitation looks an awful lot like intentionally crippling performance on the older OS.
And yes, I understand perfectly well the benefits of 64 bit - the main one is working with more than 4 gigs of ram but even when that's not the case, running in 64 bit generally does provide some performance gain.