Apple Releases iTunes SDK for Windows

amichalo writes "Apple's recent release of an iTunes SDK for Windows provides the ability for third party programs, such as WinAmp and Windows Media Player, to support the AAC file format. Ars Technica has additional commentary. The SDK uses the COM interface and supports iTunes 4.5 only."

Comments

Re:minor nag

[LordSah]

Yep. I didn't want the non-windows-programmers here at Slashdot to come away thinking COM was a special technology just to control iTunes :)

Re:minor nag

[astrosmash]

What they mean is that the iTunes automation interface lets you control iTunes externally from script or other programming language, similarly to what you can do with AppleScript on MacOS, purple monkey dishwasher.

Obviously there was a little bit of miscommunication between the marketing person who wrote the press release and the developer who told them what COM is. Just business as usual, I guess.

Nice Apple

[TheLoneCabbage]

It's nice to see Apple recognizing their roots and giving back to the community that helped them create OSX?

WTF? Where's the love Steve?

People wouldn't have to 'illegally' be reverse enginineering your products if you would just let us USE THEM?!

Win98

[Dachannien]

Now, if only they released iTunes for Win98!

I love it!

[Paulrothrock]

Instead of screwing up iTunes with more bloat and features, Apple releases an SDK so Windows users can do it themselves! Brilliant!

Re:misleading quote

[Anonymous Coward]

No it's not, but you almost understood it. Try reading again.

Re:Finally

[NaugaHunter]

OK, Bart, to the blackboard:

Apple is a hardware company, not a software company.
Apple is a hardware company, not a software company.
Apple is a hardware company, not a software company.
Apple is a hardware company, not a software company.
Apple is a hardware company, not a software company.
Apple is a hardware company, not a software company.
Apple is a hardware company,

As much as Apple gains from others' cross-platform applications, they don't generally gain much from making theirs cross-platform. The goal here is to tackle reasons to not use iTunes - you will probably still require an iPod to play this music on a personal player easily. (Other than using the CD-to-whatever route, of course.)