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iTunes for Windows Soon?

As far as I can see, it doesn't really matter that much if there's an MS version out before Apple's. If Apple only grab 10% of the Windows market, they will be quadrupling their share of the total market at the very least. Remember that they are only tapping into the OSX part of their own market as it is. If they suddenly found themselves with 50% market share, they'd collapse under the strain.
 
I can't imagine it would be a HUGE undertaking to port iTunes to Windows, and I do expect to see if before the end of the year.. but with all of the other programs out there, I think Apple would do well to do it well, as opposed to fast. Granted, one has to be IN the race in order to win it, but doing it poorly would cause more damage than being late to join the fray.

now, my rant:

There must have been a dozen posts wondering if the "month" part was a typo, misunderstanding, etc. AFTER Arn's post saying that it was, in fact, an error. I now know why my post count is so much lower than most of the people who have been here as long as I have.. I read all the way through before posting!
 
Originally posted by IndyGopher

There must have been a dozen posts wondering if the "month" part was a typo, misunderstanding, etc. AFTER Arn's post saying that it was, in fact, an error. I now know why my post count is so much lower than most of the people who have been here as long as I have.. I read all the way through before posting!
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Actually, Arn edited that post later on. Those people posted before the edit. I think.
 
Originally posted by Kyle?
Actually, Arn edited that post later on. Those people posted before the edit. I think.
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or didn't notice the change before they posted...
 
I know that this has already been corrected, but I wanted to add that the editor from the Post never replied to me about my inquiry. I'm glad that someone else was able to get the information to provide the correction.

I want to add just one more little thing. The clarification said that Apple's official position is still that iTunes for Windows will be ready by the end of the year. This still isn't saying much and it doesn't REALLY deny that it could be ready by WWDC (I'm not saying that it will be) or next month or August. I'm not expecting iTunes for Windows at WWDC; I'm just saying that Apple's statement doesn't rule anything out.
 
Damn. I wish it was being released sooner. I hate using my parent's Comcrap Presario and getting headaches over MusicMatch Jukebox. It's obnoxious, and compared to iTunes, extremely difficult. I think iTunes for Windows will give people a look into the beauty and simplicity of Apple software, and provide Apple with some nice ad space 😉


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Originally posted by ColoJohnBoy
Damn. I wish it was being released sooner. I hate using my parent's Comcrap Presario and getting headaches over MusicMatch Jukebox. It's obnoxious, and compared to iTunes, extremely difficult. I think iTunes for Windows will give people a look into the beauty and simplicity of Apple software, and provide Apple with some nice ad space 😉


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Music match jukebox is a joke. When itunes comes out for windows, it should show the entire pc market just how well apple does things, and open alot of eyes for the stupid mac haters. Then they will come over to the x side.
 
well, the PC users I know would love it, but also, like winamp for some strange reason... but many also think quicktime sucks... so I dont know. but I have a feeling it will be pretty well recieved overall.
 
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