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Major Release of Miro Aims to Compete With iTunes

Posted by Unknown on from the the-enemy-of-drm-is-my-friend dept.

ravrore writes "Miro 4 was released today, a major update to the popular multi-platform FOSS video player. The new version adds music support, local network stream and transfer, music purchasing, and Android syncing. Miro is positioning itself as the open iTunes for Android users. 'We believe the open media world can be just as integrated and usable as the closed, top-down, DRM'ed systems of companies like Apple. And we want to prove it,' says Nicholas Reville, Executive Director of Participatory Culture Foundation, which creates Miro." It looks like the project still has a few rough edges, but is definitely getting there.

2 of 201 comments (clear)

  1. "Open Media" by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    FOSS-speak: "Open media"

    Translation: We've got public domain crap, idiots talking to their webcams, sucky indie bands who need to practice more and promote less, and that's about it--unless you want to pirate.

    Seriously, the summary is trying to promote this as an iTunes competitor? Really? I hate Apple crap, and even *I* know that iTunes is way better than this.

    Okay, you can all mod me down now for daring to criticize an open-source project. You know you want to.

    --
    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
  2. Re:Content is king.. by Lunix+Nutcase · · Score: 5, Informative

    I know people seem to like to bash Apple for DRM

    And wrongly so since the music bought from iTunes hasn't had DRM in for more than 2 years now.