I’m willing to bet that iTunes (as we know it) will get phased out in OS X 10.12. Apple has a clear pattern now where they debut big ecosystem-wide changes in

I’m willing to bet that iTunes (as we know it) will get phased out in OS X 10.12. Apple has a clear pattern now where they debut big ecosystem-wide changes in iOS first, and Mac about a year later. Apple Photos, the “Flat” aesthetic, Maps, etc. A proper Apple Music app for iOS replaced the old iPod app last summer; Apple Music support was wedged into iTunes because Apple couldn’t afford to punt that feature all the way out to next year. But it seems in keeping with the pattern that an iOS-style Apple Music app for OS X, which would lack iOS syncing (works against the cloud strategy), iTunes University (deserves its own app), Podcasting (ditto, and one exists on iOS), etc.