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Could they licence it? As in, would Apple give them a licence? The main reason I have no interest in Airplay is that it requires iTunes, and none of my media '
by SCdF 14y ago
Could they licence it? As in, would Apple give them a licence?
The main reason I have no interest in Airplay is that it requires iTunes, and none of my media 'workflow' involves it, not to mention it being a horrible piece of software.
- jpxxx 14y agoIt is true that PCs only have the one workflow: airplay audio out of iTunes. And iTunes is a raging piece of shit. But it is basically a system service on iOS, which does not require iTunes. And with the next release of the Mac OS, display mirroring will be built in - how hard would it be to implement it in iTunes for windows and short-circuit Microsoft's Play-To and DNLA services? Every platform vendor needs this device-spanning mortar now. And Google doesn't have it.
- jimbobimbo 14y agoMicrosoft's Play To is DLNA: http://digitalmediaphile.com/index.php/category/dlna/ http://digitalmediaphile.com/index.php/category/dlna/
- jpxxx 14y agoApologies! I stand corrected.
- __david__ 14y agoI recommend "Airfoil" [1] which lets you stream to airplay devices from any app on your system. It makes my airport express way more useful. [1] http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/ http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/
- b0sk 14y agoYou don't need iTunes if you are controlling Apple TV with an iOS device. In fact I'd think that's the common usage.
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