OK, looked at the way the Hairstyle name changes every few seconds. Very funny, for a bit. It's a bit like an annoying colleague who insists on talking in a "funny" voice - amusing at first, but then really annoying. I know you guys have to let off steam, but someone put some effort into making something *less usable*. I really like the product! I really, really want to help you sell it (I mentioned before that I build and install media PCs) and this doesn't help! Especially when iTunes, WMP9, WinAmp, Sonique, myHTPC are *free*! The speed bumps in v10 are significant enough that I really want to use it, and so it's the version I show to people, instead of 9.1.
We all want to have fun, whimsy is good, so let's put that kind of stuff in SKINS, VISUALS, TRACK INFOS, where we can change it, not in a menu item that is frequently used!
True dialogue from last night:
Me: Check out how cool Media Center looks on my TV - I click on the option called, ummm, Button Mode
Friend: Neat!
Me: ...and then I can go to a screen that shows details about the song - right click, then Full Screen
Friend: Neat! let me play! Where is the Button Mode?
Me: Umm, let me check... now it's called Showtime
Friend: Why does it do that?
Me: It's a sort of joke
Friend: Oh, I guess you have to put up with that if it's free - iTunes must be more expensive?
Me: Actually MC is $40, iTunes is free
Friend: Now it's saying "I Like Cheese"! That's so lame! Make it stop!
Me: I can't
Friend: Show me iTunes again - you said it's free?