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Ask HN: Why doesn't Apple build iTunes into Safari?
Apple released iTunes at the start of 2001, and this wouldn't have been possible back then. But I think now you could build most of the key iTunes functionality into Safari, perhaps with something like plugins. Maybe you couldn't have it do everything iTunes does right now, but getting the core functionality into the browser instead of the clunky iTunes interface would be a win. Thoughts?
- steveklabnik 16y agoMost people had assumed that the LaLa acquisition would bring some sort of web-based ITMS about, but it hasn't yet materialized. Maybe with Apple's continued interest in SproutCore, plus the fact that iTunes is one of the last Carbon apps...
- atomical 16y agoiTunes isn't clunky. It's a well-designed application that does what it says it does. That it has features I don't use doesn't bother me because they are grouped or hidden away from view.