More iTunes 5 Info?
The anonymous Page 2 submission claimed that October 16th would bring iTunes 5 -- which was said to include WMA support, music store "listener loans", new encoding options and an all new interface.
New accessories for the iPod were reported to be "a recording device, a new dock to transfer and view movies and photos on a television and a bluetooth dock/headphone pair" with some tentative confirmation of plans for a photo-interface adapter for the iPod.
Today, AppleInsider claims to have some independent (but also unconfirmed) reports of similar upgrades planned from Apple.
Their report claims that Apple will be introducing a recording device, and a major update to iTunes and AAC Digital Rights Management to allow users to "borrow or preview full tracks or albums". (ed note: Listener loans?)
Both reports (Page 2 and Appleinsider) are tagged as unverified and could simply represent a common incorrect source.
iTunes last saw a major upgrade in April, 2003 (iTunes 4) and was released alongside the original release of the iTunes Music Store.
Related Link: iTunes 5 and Digital Rights Management?.
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WMA - Baddddd:o
Please, dont put microsoft on my ipod!
If they change one thing about itunes though, i hope that they make it so you can browse and edit your collection without having the music stop after every song. Anybody else know what i am talking about?
and a major update to iTunes and AAC Digital Rights Management to allow users to "borrow or preview full tracks or albums". (ed note: Listener loans?)
Perhaps a perk for those who own an Apple Computer ???
.mCr.
And with these new iPod accessories... Anyone want a 2nd generation 10 gb iPod? :D :cool:
As far as WMA goes, Apple will have to do it to stay competitive. Many people already have their songs in WMA format, and this is what it'll take to get them to use iTunes. They'll also have to use iTunes to transfer WMA's from another online music store onto an iPod (if it's possible), so why not just use the iTMS? If you ask me, it's a pretty smart idea.
So, I guess a song must request permission from iTMS to play, and after, what, 5 times it self-terminates?
I don't use iTMS much, because they still don't have music I like. Not a complaint, i realize they have to work with people who like the songs on the radio and all that, but maybe in a year or so, they'll be plugged in to every minor record label and then weiners like me will have a reliable place to purchase Man or Astro-Man? (although, I guess I already own all their albums)
i feel the interface is excellent as it is, but i'm sure apple will find a way to make it even better
also the iPod peripherals seem a little off, some of the anyway...like the dock to view pictures and movies. i don't know if apple would do something like that right now. although i would definitely enjoy something like that!
Originally posted by mactastic
It actually would be very nice to get a chance to listen to more than 30 seconds of a song before you buy it.
You mean, like make it on-demand listening for any song?:confused: They're not about to let you listen to the whole thing.
although, I agree that it would be nice if they had two 30-second samples, each from different parts of the song, and if you clicked "listen again" (or something) it would give you the second clip.
Originally posted by theipodgod16
If they change one thing about itunes though, i hope that they make it so you can browse and edit your collection without having the music stop after every song. Anybody else know what i am talking about?
Yeah - that's the only part I have trouble with. I don't really know what 'playlist' it's playing. Or, if you search for a song you want to hear, and don't clear the search box, you get to hear that song over and over. There should be a "Current Playlist" Source listed, that lists what's coming up or something - even if it's just a mirror of one of your preset playlists. And it would be neat if you could add to it. Sometimes I want to hear 4 songs in a row, but don't want to create a 4-song playlist.
That aside, I am weary of Listener Loans, as I do not fully understand them. To me, it just complicates the process. Can someone tell me what we 'think" it is?
Edit: Obviously, something big is happening on Thursday. Most likely there will be a Steve Keynote, and he isn't just going to demo iTMS for Windows for an hour.
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