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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 25 for Windows => Topic started by: JimH on June 01, 2019, 07:00:03 pm
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It's still just a rumor, but it's reported that Apple is ending iTunes, in favor of special purpose applications.
https://gizmodo.com/uh-those-death-of-itunes-rumors-are-starting-to-look-m-1835177939
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Interesting.
Syncing to iDevices may get simpler, or even more complex.
According to the report, users will be able to manage their iPhone products through the Music app instead.
Sync Apps and movies to an iPhone using a Music App?! Maybe they have a separate syncing service in mind. Not that I care much.
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The fact that is maybe behind - do they want completely to move to streaming?
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It seems more like restructuring their approach. Single purpose applications can be simpler to write and to use.
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Wonder what they're going to do about the Windows version of iTunes? Keep it around or release separate apps for that too?
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Apple is breaking iTunes functionality into 3 separate apps - Music, TV, and Podcasts, much like what they currently have on iPhones and iPads. This is helpful as they emphasize, for example, their streaming TV service. iTunes was a cutting edge product in its day. But Apple has not kept up with its development and has, in fact, made it a bloated mess, trying to serve too many uses. By providing these three different apps, Apple wants to look more like a multimedia service provider, making it more obvious they are into more than just hardware and music.
By removing iTunes, they are also changing focus from a user owned model to a streaming model where the user owns nothing. They have been moving to streaming model for a while, including with TV. From what I have read, their streaming services are on the rise and the iTunes store is faltering. Eliminating iTunes is a way to push people to their streaming services, which, over time, generates more revenue than selling tracks and albums.
Apple is expected to announce details tomorrow.
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So long as I can still sync media to my devices, I'm not too concerned.
All I ever used iTunes for was to sync over tracks converted from my MC library, and create Smart Playlists.
Apple is breaking iTunes functionality into 3 separate apps - Music, TV, and Podcasts, much like what they currently have on iPhones and iPads. This is helpful as they emphasize, for example, their streaming TV service. iTunes was a cutting edge product in its day. But Apple has not kept up with its development and has, in fact, made it a bloated mess, trying to serve too many uses. By providing these three different apps, Apple wants to look more like a multimedia service provider, making it more obvious they are into more than just hardware and music.
By removing iTunes, they are also changing focus from a user owned model to a streaming model where the user owns nothing. They have been moving to streaming model for a while, including with TV. From what I have read, their streaming services are on the rise and the iTunes store is faltering. Eliminating iTunes is a way to push people to their streaming services, which, over time, generates more revenue than selling tracks and albums.
Apple is expected to announce details tomorrow.
They have also been pushing developers to use subscriptions rather than develop paid apps, by dropping their cut from 30% to 15% for apps that use subscriptions. It's why I barely explore the app store or buy anything now.
It would be costing me several hundred dollars per year if I had stuck with existing apps that have now moved to subscription services. Even $1/month per app adds up quickly, but many are asking for significantly more than that.