Options

Windows iTunes reaches 1 million downloads

Unknown
edited October 2003 in Science & Tech
Apple announced yesterday that 1 million copies of its new iTunes software for Windows (released last Thursday), have now been downloaded. It has also been reported that more than 1 million actual songs have been sold as well, a significant increase over that of the company's typical sales rates.

[blockquote]"We're off to a great start, and our competition isn't even out of the starting gates yet," Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a statement. [/blockquote]
[link=http://news.com.com/2100-1046_3-5093702.html?tag=nefd_top]Read More[/link]

Comments

  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Not supprised, every site I have been to has had people crapping themselves over the release.

    NS
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Unfortunately.
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    I love Windows iTunes :D It has replaced my WinAmp install...
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited October 2003
    not free, but an iTunes alternative: Jriver Media Center 9.1
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2003
    Well, I suppose I'll give it a try. But if I like it (which I won't) it's all your fault RWB... but you don't have to worry, 'cause it's an apple product, which means that I won't like it. ;D
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    20031020l.gif

    NS
  • BDRBDR
    edited October 2003
    I took a look at it and decided to stay with Music Match.
  • reelbigfishreelbigfish Boston, MA Member
    edited October 2003
    personally musicmatch has always been a crappy program. I remember when I had it with an older creative MP3 player and it never worked right. iTunes is great, especially since I can stream music off of other peoples computers right in the program, and the store is not bad at all, I had to try it. Definitly the best program to transfer files to your iPod.
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited October 2003
    http://www.musicex.com/mediacenter/
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    It's actually a great app... I like it.
  • BDRBDR
    edited October 2003
    reelbigfish had this to say
    personally musicmatch has always been a crappy program. I remember when I had it with an older creative MP3 player and it never worked right. iTunes is great, especially since I can stream music off of other peoples computers right in the program, and the store is not bad at all, I had to try it. Definitly the best program to transfer files to your iPod.

    I had to the same opinion of the older version of MM.
    Didn't work right, and I didn't like it at all.
    This version seems better.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2003
    What's wrong with WMP? I haven't installed apple's sw yet, but I've never had a problem with WMP. In fact, I like WMP 8 and 9.
  • BDRBDR
    edited October 2003
    Nothing wrong with WMP.

    People are going to Itunes and MusicMatch because of the online music stores they have, afaik.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    I never ever "got" WMP's interface.. I used it before iTunes, but I didn't really like it.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2003
    Prime, I dunno... maybe there's just some part of me that subconsciously likes Microsoft or something. I mean, IE is the best browser around, IMO, I like WMP, I like Windows, Office is the best office suite in existince IMO, Frontpage is almost as good as Dreamweaver, etc.

    So I dunno... maybe I just have some subconscious affinity for Microsoft products.
  • BDRBDR
    edited October 2003
    I personaly prefer WinAmps' interface, but I re-installed Itunes and will give it another look.

    BDR is definately still undecided.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    I like WMP for movies. Its codec support is very fine, as is the video rendering quality.

    Otherwise, I think it's overdone for music, and I don't like its playlist control.

    Otherwise. <3 microsoft.

    Best browser. Best office suite. Highest security rating for consumer OSes from the largest OS auditing firm in the world. Wonderful server platform (2K3). Incredibly good proxy (ISA). Etc.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Thrax had this to say
    Highest security rating for consumer OSes from the largest OS auditing firm in the world.

    You like saying that dont you.

    Anyway, I hate WMP8 and 9, I always use 6, no crap and alot faster.

    NS
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Ok, installed it....... and I dont see anything special about it.
    Its a player with a playlist. Wow.
    When I buy music, I buy it on CD from cheap online stores, not pre-encoded stuff like that.

    It also didn't seem to understand the concept of "DONT ASSOCIATE WITH ANY AUDIO OR VIDEO FILE TYPES" as it has associated itself with every single AV type.

    >> Uninstall.

    NS
  • BDRBDR
    edited October 2003
    So now you not only hate people, you hate Itunes as well?


    ;D




    Sorry... I couldn't help myself. :buck:
Sign In or Register to comment.