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iTunes 4.2 and QuickTime 6.5

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-download dept.

usr122122121 writes "iTunes 4.2 and QuickTime 6.5 were released today, available by Apple's Site and Software Update (respectively)."

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  1. Quicktime 6.5 by Dark+Paladin · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Hm - hopefully this will fix the problem of "No One Lives Forever 2" not being able to function in Quicktime 6.4. Otherwise, I'm going to install Jaguar to my iPod and boot off that when I want some "Cate Archer" sneaking action.

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  2. just wondering by Dreadlord · · Score: 3, Interesting

    any plans of a Linux version of iTunes? Since Mac OS X kernel is BSD, I guess porting to Linux wouldn't be that hard.

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    1. Re:just wondering by molarmass192 · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Ummmm, Apple does *not* have an 8% market share. They may have back in 1997 but they now have 2.9% COE (client operating environment) market share to Linux's 2.8% as per IDC. Linux is expected to overtake Apple for the number 2 spot on the desktop early in 2004. To me that means Apple should refuse, now more than ever, to release Quicktime for Linux since that would only help Linux grab and extend it's lead. The good news for Apple is that Linux is only taking market rank from it, not market share, that's coming from the MS piece of the pie. All that market share crap aside, I still want a 17" PowerBook for x-mas!

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  3. Re:almost unrelated Quicktime question by mcc · · Score: 3, Interesting

    MPEG, and if you pay the 30 dollars for Quicktime Pro Quicktime should be able to export to MPEG from any format it plays for you, i'm pretty sure.

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  4. Re:Updates timing by redwoodtree · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Can't please all the people all the time. If they release a jumbo patch a bunch of people complain about why they couldn't have been broken up so they could pick and choose what they want to install.

    If they release it in pieces then everyone complains about having to install in chunks. People just love to gripe I guess it's human nature.

  5. Re:iTunes is the Devil by rsmith-mac · · Score: 3, Interesting

    While I applaud DownHillBattle for their efforts, their efforts seem to be largely composed of swinging a big mase around, hoping they hit something they should, and hoping no one notices when they hit something they shouldn't. DHB is correct, for example, in that the iTMS is built on the RIAA's terms, and helps the RIAA a bit in that way, but they also make several arguable/incorrect statements about things such as AAC compression, and how Apple gets such a large share of the sale(remember, Apple isn't making any money on the iTMS, their share pays for the bandwidth, the CC transaction, and just barely supporting the store itself). Their "solution" isn't doing their cause much good either, asking Apple to list the artist's share of the sale(something not possible, Apple has agreements with the label, not the artist; the label gets to dicate the share and doesn't have to tell a soul), and encouraging users to instead using things like Poisioned(an OSS Kazaa client) to acquire their music instead.

    I can't fault DHB for trying, but I can fault them for not trying hard enough. The site seems built more on FUD than facts, and a little bit of something resembling backmail is there too(That could really change the industry. (and we promise we'll take down the iTunes iSbogus page)).