iTunes 4.9 downloading podcasts now...

atomic media fonts · June 15, 2005 3:42AM

The next version of iTunes, 4.9 is out grabbing podcasts from site around the web, likely from testers at Apple. Logs are showing a new user agents "Agent: iTunes/4.9 (Macintosh; N; PPC)" and then the podcasts are being downloaded.

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive..._49_downl.html

kesh · June 15, 2005 5:11PM

Argh! I thought you were saying that it was out for download. Bad, bad person!

I'm really looking forward to this new version. Nice to know it's being tested now, though.

ragingloogie · June 16, 2005 8:31AM

its looking nifty

cant wait for it

ragingloogie · June 16, 2005 8:34AM

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Originally posted by Kesh

Argh! I thought you were saying that it was out for download. Bad, bad person!

I'm really looking forward to this new version. Nice to know it's being tested now, though.

look at this way.. hes getting us ready for all the nifty stuff thats coming out on it

xool · June 16, 2005 10:05PM

Dammit Apple, release it already!

ragingloogie · June 17, 2005 7:43AM

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Originally posted by Xool

Dammit Apple, release it already!

hehe... patience you must have, come out soon enough, it will

-master yoda speech-

atomic media fonts · June 18, 2005 8:16AM

i say monday...a guess, but it feels right

ragingloogie · June 19, 2005 10:04AM

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Originally posted by Atomic Media Fonts

i say monday...a guess, but it feels right

monday? monday would be nice...

kwsanders · June 20, 2005 10:23AM

But, the question is... which Monday?

gene clean · June 20, 2005 4:40PM

ragingloogie · June 21, 2005 8:02AM

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Originally posted by kwsanders

But, the question is... which Monday?

it would ahve been nice if it waqs yesterday's monday.. but it didnt happen

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kwsanders · June 21, 2005 12:16PM

That is a nice picture of the BadApple plugin, Gene Clean. Unfortunately for them, iTunes 4.9 will put their plugin to rest.

gene clean · June 21, 2005 9:02PM

Yep - unfortunately for Apple, the plugin can be updated.

kwsanders · June 22, 2005 11:24AM

That is true, but if the support for podcasting in iTunes 4.9 is sufficient for most people, would they want to download a plugin or use the direct application to get what they wanted?

xool · June 22, 2005 4:20PM

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Originally posted by Gene Clean

Yep - unfortunately for Apple, the plugin can be updated.

I haven't tried the plugin, but depending on what it does and how it works, its highly likely Apple will block it out. iTunes is not a web browser with a completely open plugin architecture.

If the plugin hijacks the Store's rendering or feeds, I'd expect that it'll be blocked out fairly soon. However, there's nothing stopping them from producing a local proxy server app that basically alters all iTunes requests/responses to include additional content from other sources.

Might be able to emulate a USB player device, however since copying is only permitted one-way, I don't think this would help too much.

kwsanders · June 23, 2005 12:15PM

I saw this over on Playlist...

http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/06/...pple/index.php

xool · June 23, 2005 11:10PM

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Originally posted by kwsanders

I saw this over on Playlist...

http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/06/...pple/index.php

Perhaps Apple's first bout with Spyware? Hijack-ware, perhaps?

gene clean · June 24, 2005 12:07AM

I uninstalled it. Very unstable. The Music Store did work for me though.

atomic media fonts · June 27, 2005 9:41PM

oh well, 8 days late.......

iTunes 4.9 downloading podcasts now...

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