Another way to read that: the bloated mess that is iTunes is not going to be split into Music, Videos, Podcasts and Store anytime soon.
I'm disappointed.
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Apple to Start Offering iTunes on the Windows Store
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I'm disappointed.
keysofanxiety
macrumors G3
Very little scales properly on Windows... even Windows stuff! For instance, Device Manager looks blurry on a high res display or at 125%. It's a bit of a joke to be honest.
I see your point though; I'd really like to see a version of iTunes for Windows that doesn't suck.
Dilster3k
macrumors 6502a
Buddy you beat me right to it! Haha.
Keep dreaming unfortunately. FaceTime & iMessage are seen as added-value, meaning you buy Apple's exclusive products in order to utilize their services. Making their features more accessible will only give people less reasons to buy iPhone's, etc.
The only reason they put Apple Music on Android and iTunes on Windows is too reach a broader audience and maximize sales.
Zaft
macrumors 601
Which is why apple wont do it. Its an advantage since googles message apps are a complete mess.
mi7chy
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Why would I want to install iTunes bloat when I can play, for example, Soundcloud in any browser even mobile browser in the background or with screen off?
Windows and iOS https://soundcloud.com/
Android https://m.soundcloud.com
Windows and iOS https://soundcloud.com/
Android https://m.soundcloud.com
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keysofanxiety
macrumors G3
It isn't required buddy. 🙂
There are OTA updates and an iPhone can be set up and used just fine without ever touching iTunes.
justperry
macrumors G5
If you own a lot of Music you can still use an older version of iTunes, I have one, version 9.2, it works.
I’ve actually given up fighting myself regarding iTunes. I have to have it for my iPhone so I just get on with it and try to reduce my moaning to a minimum.
It already is that way I almost never connect my phone to my mac anymore
... then why do you read this site? And take time to comment
DMaki650
macrumors 6502
fokmik
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So this is for windows 10S. Chrome is the only big one who is missing now from windows 10s OS
keysofanxiety
macrumors G3
What?? If all you do is stream music at varying quality then... then sure, why would you use iTunes. But if you have a huge local library of consistent quality, or sync iOS devices, or have shared music, or...
Jeez I don't know where to start. It's like saying why would I want to use Logic Pro when I could use Audacity? Why an iPhone when I could use a Nokia 3310?
iTom17
macrumors 6502a
I really welcome this move from Microsoft and hope it will attract even more customers to iTunes and Apple Music. I truly believe it could, because I genuinely think Apple Music is a great music streaming service. Tried Spotify for a while, and I've been looking at some others as well. But apart from a somewhat confusing design it offers the best experience in my opinion.
The question however remains: what kind of iTunes will it be? The same that's currently available as a regular program? Or something that's actually much better? Before I've had my first Mac I always used iTunes on Windows. And it wasn't particularly that good. Hope they've fixed that in this 'Windows Store' version. Might give it a try on my Windows 10 BootCamp.
The question however remains: what kind of iTunes will it be? The same that's currently available as a regular program? Or something that's actually much better? Before I've had my first Mac I always used iTunes on Windows. And it wasn't particularly that good. Hope they've fixed that in this 'Windows Store' version. Might give it a try on my Windows 10 BootCamp.
Zirel
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They say Apple is going to announce iMessage for Android this WWDC.
We don't have spotify here. Not without a proxy, anyway.
What is supposedly so garbage about Apple Music? I find it wonderful, its suggestions mostly great, and their library has most of the things I listen to.
(+ i don't need VPN for it)
iTunes will probably always be needed for those times when iOSx has hosed your phone and needs to be recovered.
That's because it was **** 5-10 years ago and once you have a bad rep you keep the bad rep. (Same thing goes on with Beats whose audio quality has massively improved over the years and are less and less bass heavy but for the general public they're still the expensive, bass heavy, overpriced Beats)
I've never used the windows store on my desktop as everything in it I've generally found much cheaper elsewhere. Not sure it's going to catch on fast but it might do eventually. I wonder if at some point they will force everything via it like iOS?
Yet you still come here, apparently with little else going on. Why do you willingly give Apple such great power over life? Strange.
Azzin
macrumors 603
The voices, they tell us things we can't know any other way.