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Songbird the Open Source iTunes?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the getting-what-you-want-how-you-want-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Cnet has an interesting story about a company about to release an open source alternative to iTunes. Apparently, the software can be used with a multitude of music services." From the article: "Apple's iTunes is 'like Internet Explorer, if Internet Explorer could only browse Microsoft.com,' Lord said. 'We love Apple, and appreciate and thank them for setting the bar in terms of user experience. But it's inevitable that the market architecture changes as it matures.'"

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  1. Boobies! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post

  2. They'll do anything to get mentioned on Slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The words "Open Source" + (product name) + (mention of closed-source companies such as Microsoft or Apple) = guaranteed Slashdot.org news story!

  3. bloated iTunes by maccw · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What a novel idea. No thanks.

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