Apple Delays Simpler and Cleaner iTunes 'to Get It Right'

Hugh Pickens writes "iTunes has been criticized in the past for being slow and growing increasingly unwieldy as more and more media types have been added to what used to be simply a music player. Apple announced iTunes 11, the latest version of the program, at its iPhone 5 event in September and said the update would be released by the end of October, but Apple's deadline for the upgrade has slipped. 'The new iTunes is taking longer than expected and we wanted to take a little extra time to get it right,' Apple told technology site AllThingsD. 'We look forward to releasing this new version of iTunes with its dramatically simpler and cleaner interface and seamless integration with iCloud before the end of November.' The update is said to be the most significant upgrade to iTunes in the 11-year life of the program, which has grown from a simple music player to the most powerful retailer in the music business — and a force in the movie, television and e-books businesses — and, on Apple's PCs, the portal to its app store."

Re:Apple wants to get it right?

[dyingtolive]

He very clearly wants to purchase DRM from the Apple store with no monetary cost. How it boosts sales is anyone's guess.

Re:Better upgrade

[Anonymous Coward]

Glad to see someone uses Ping.

The real reason

[sootman]

Now that Forstall is gone, they're going to take a couple days to remove the stitched-leather look.

Que the Church Lady

[john.willis1]

.. Could it be Skeuomorphism.. Hmmmm?

Re:Better upgrade

[SomePgmr]

I wouldn't say it should be anyone's first priority, but music players have had that since we were wearing onions on our belts (as was the style at the time). Some folks must want it.

Re:Apple wants to get it right?

[CohibaVancouver]

it has been for like what, 6 years now?

How do I move an episode of Mad Men from iTunes to a non-Apple device?