If Apple doesn't make iTunes available for Windows 8, with touch UI, then there is a void someone else can come in and fill. Maybe Microsoft could collaborate with a company such as Amazon?
I hope they don't do it. That is a can of worms. iTunes on a Windows 8 tablet would also need QuickTime for the tablet and then do you support the App Store for iOS devices that would have to be synced with the real Windows desktop where you plug in your iPhone, etc, etc. What is next iTunes for Windows Mobile? What a nightmare. Apple's ecosystem is getting very integrated with all the iCloud stuff. It just doesn't seem worth it. If you want iTunes on your tablet get an iPad.
Windows 8 is a joke and a disgrace. Apple shouldn't be wasting any precious resources on making a ridiculous touch screen version of iTunes for Windows.
I don't read too much in Apple's noncommittal response. This is less about "Windows 8 compatibility" than supporting Metro UI.
Metro adoption is in its early stages, so I see no reason for Apple to be an early adopter and appear to drive the adoption of the Metro UI. It may be inevitable for Windows, but then again, is there a Metro UI version of Office?
I just knew that the word almost was gonna bite me in the ass. Yes I fully understood what he meant by "making money" but one always has to make money to get to the point that they're "making money".
It's clearly not accurate. What they want is a version of iTunes for the Metro UI in Windows 8. Besides the aforementioned cut from iTS sales can Apple even include an iTS portal in their app since it uses WebKit for the rendering? Wasn't there some issue with Mozilla about not being able to include their Gecko browser for Metro apps delivered through Windows Store?
Windows System Requirements
• PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor and 512MB of RAM
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, 32-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
• 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 require the iTunes 64-bit installer
• 400MB of available disk space
• Broadband Internet connection to use the iTunes Store
If Apple doesn't make iTunes available for Windows 8, with touch UI, then there is a void someone else can come in and fill. Maybe Microsoft could collaborate with a company such as Amazon?
And do what? Reverse engineer how to interact with iOS devices and the App Store? Borderline illegal and Apple would most certainly take measures to prevent it (as they have similarly in the past with companies which tried to hijack iTunes to work with their own devices).
It's clearly not accurate. What they want is a version of iTunes for the Metro UI in Windows 8. Besides the aforementioned cut from iTS sales can Apple even include an iTS portal in their app since it uses WebKit for the rendering? Wasn't there some issue with Mozilla about not being able to include their Gecko browser for Metro apps delivered through Windows Store?
Windows System Requirements
• PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor and 512MB of RAM
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, 32-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
• 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 require the iTunes 64-bit installer
• 400MB of available disk space
• Broadband Internet connection to use the iTunes Store
Ha TS! You see even Soli agrees with me.... or at least I think he does.
iWork is okay but I would love to see MS Office for iOS. I hate, hate Windows Media player and the Metro version is 1,000 times worst, just utter crap. I seriously hope MS fires that department's programming director. It gets worst when there isn't even a decent Metro third party player, sure you have the desktop but come on. I'm keeping my hopes up for a Metro version of VLC, I love the Android version, not so much the iOS version as you can't mount a home server and view the shared folders.
All that said I still really like Windows 8, I understand a lot of the complaints people have with it but it works for me. The Metro interface is really fast, there are a lot of useful, intuitive, designed well apps, even despite the lack of a decent media player. I especially like the news apps, CNN, Pulse, Engadget, News 360, look and function just fantastic.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
"Hey, Ted, how's the business going?"
"Oh, I'm making money hand over fist! I'm making so much money that I'm breaking even!"
"Er…"
"Hey Walmart- how much revenue did you have?"
"Way more than Apple! Almost 4 times more!"
"Then you obviously are making more money (profit)"- Tallest Skil
I hope they don't do it. That is a can of worms. iTunes on a Windows 8 tablet would also need QuickTime for the tablet and then do you support the App Store for iOS devices that would have to be synced with the real Windows desktop where you plug in your iPhone, etc, etc. What is next iTunes for Windows Mobile? What a nightmare. Apple's ecosystem is getting very integrated with all the iCloud stuff. It just doesn't seem worth it. If you want iTunes on your tablet get an iPad.
Originally Posted by Andysol
"Hey Walmart- how much revenue did you have?"
"Way more than Apple! Almost 4 times more!"
"Then you obviously are making more money (profit)"- Tallest Skil
That's the opposite of what I said, but thanks for playing.
Windows 8 is a joke and a disgrace. Apple shouldn't be wasting any precious resources on making a ridiculous touch screen version of iTunes for Windows.
Metro adoption is in its early stages, so I see no reason for Apple to be an early adopter and appear to drive the adoption of the Metro UI. It may be inevitable for Windows, but then again, is there a Metro UI version of Office?
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
That's the opposite of what I said, but thanks for playing.
nope
I just knew that the word almost was gonna bite me in the ass. Yes I fully understood what he meant by "making money" but one always has to make money to get to the point that they're "making money".
But just as silly.
Originally Posted by dasanman69
…one always has to make money to get to the point that they're "making money".
How silly.
Originally Posted by dasanman69
But just as silly.
EDIT: Ha! Ironic.
It's clearly not accurate. What they want is a version of iTunes for the Metro UI in Windows 8. Besides the aforementioned cut from iTS sales can Apple even include an iTS portal in their app since it uses WebKit for the rendering? Wasn't there some issue with Mozilla about not being able to include their Gecko browser for Metro apps delivered through Windows Store?
• PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor and 512MB of RAM
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, 32-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
• 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 require the iTunes 64-bit installer
• 400MB of available disk space
• Broadband Internet connection to use the iTunes Store
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Originally Posted by ajmas
If Apple doesn't make iTunes available for Windows 8, with touch UI, then there is a void someone else can come in and fill. Maybe Microsoft could collaborate with a company such as Amazon?
And do what? Reverse engineer how to interact with iOS devices and the App Store? Borderline illegal and Apple would most certainly take measures to prevent it (as they have similarly in the past with companies which tried to hijack iTunes to work with their own devices).
As much as you try you don't have a monopoly on silliness.
I don't remember what the figures are on actual net profit.
Yeah, a 30% cut doesn't tell us if it's above break-even, or how much above break-even it is. I doubt Apple nets 20%, unless it's 20% of the 30% cut.
Ha TS! You see even Soli agrees with me.... or at least I think he does.
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Originally Posted by dasanman69
The 30% started with music and was then applied to apps.
I don't believe that Apple ever received a 30% cut on music sales.
I did a quick search and the answers range from $0.19 per song to 35% per song/album.
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Originally Posted by charlituna
They have it. It's called iWork
iWork is okay but I would love to see MS Office for iOS. I hate, hate Windows Media player and the Metro version is 1,000 times worst, just utter crap. I seriously hope MS fires that department's programming director. It gets worst when there isn't even a decent Metro third party player, sure you have the desktop but come on. I'm keeping my hopes up for a Metro version of VLC, I love the Android version, not so much the iOS version as you can't mount a home server and view the shared folders.
All that said I still really like Windows 8, I understand a lot of the complaints people have with it but it works for me. The Metro interface is really fast, there are a lot of useful, intuitive, designed well apps, even despite the lack of a decent media player. I especially like the news apps, CNN, Pulse, Engadget, News 360, look and function just fantastic.
"You shouldn't expect an iTunes app on Windows 8 any time soon," the chief financial officer of Microsoft's Windows division said.
"F*** that Metro s***. Give us back our damn XP," millions of Windows users said.
"Hey Microsoft. Enjoy that twisting in the wind thing, m'kay?" Apple said.