Apple May Be Planning to Break Up iTunes With New Music and Podcast Apps for Mac

Hope this is true. iTunes is a mess

Device syncing/backup/updates and Windows compatibility are big question marks here...

Would be nice to get some of the bloat out of iTunes. But I must admit, I do miss the iTunes App Store.

These things should definitely be in their own apps. That said, I’ve never had a problem with iTunes, unlike some here. It’s not the best app, but it’s perfectly usable. (Maybe just seems that way to me since I’ve been using it since 1.0...)

I'm equal parts nervous and excited.

[actually just mostly nervous]

iTunes is a bastard, but it's my bastard, ya know?

Well as long as no functionality gets lost along the way, no problem.

Unfortunately, that hasn't been Apple's MO when they can old versions of apps and rewrite them (QT7 to QTX, iPhoto to Photos, AirPort Utility, FCP/X, Disk Utility, etc.). The new iterations are dumbed down and lacking the same amount of functionality.

And with Apple's current focus on services, any new "Music" app is likely to be geared more toward selling and serving the subscription service rather than a user's personal library. The crappy iOS revamp has already provided ample evidence of that. iTunes has its faults, but it has always been a very capable program.

Apple users from the 80s and 90s may be loathe to admit it, but Apple has taken on many of the qualities that we hated of Microsoft in those days. Buggy, unpolished product, and being able to coast as a large company that can throw its weight around.