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I guess I'm old, but I remember when iTunes was amazing. You may not remember, but once upon a time that was the prevailing view. That was under Steve Jobs. La
by charlesism 10y ago
I guess I'm old, but I remember when iTunes was amazing. You may not remember, but once upon a time that was the prevailing view. That was under Steve Jobs.
Later, also under Steve Jobs, it became bloated.
Under Tim Cook, iTunes has become so incomprehensible that "mere mortals" find it unusable.
- charlesism 10y agoNot sure why people have decided that iTunes was always horrible. Here's a description from Ars in 2003: http://arstechnica.com/features/2003/05/itunesms/2/ http://arstechnica.com/features/2003/05/itunesms/2/ > Actually, iTunes is an excellent example of a > fundamental Apple design principle: the application > is the computer. The software automatically imports > and categorizes songs, creating an obscure directory > structure filled with 'unknown album' folders, but > you never see that. You see all your music, all the > tag info, easily sorted and easy to access from > within iTunes. It's elegant and simple, as can be > discerned by the fact iTunes users spend most of > their time arguing about whether the widgets > (buttons) look better raised (previous versions) or > sunken (current version). Here's a tour of iTunes' descent into madness. Note that the original version was, in no way whatsoever, bloated or inelegant. http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/11/itunes-through-the-ages/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/11/itunes-through-the-ages...