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iTunes for Windows Makes Alpha
Ever since Apple's release of the iPod for Windows, there has been speculation suggesting that Apple might port its popular iTunes application to the Windows platform. Rumors again began to circulate, and were eventually confirmed, when Apple released the iTunes Music Store for Macintosh users. Market analysts predict Apple could dramatically increase profits by marketing the music store to Windows users. Well, you don't have to tell Apple twice: iTunes for Windows is already in its alpha stage.
By Brian in Articles at Tue Jun 17th, 2003 at 01:53:07 AM PST
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Artificial Cheese was able to obtain a copy of this alpha software for internal testing. Because of its infant state, the software lacks many features currently available on the Macintosh version. In fact, our copy can be likened to a proof of concept more than anything else. However, this is not to say that nothing works. In addition to supporting song controls (volume, skip, etc.), the software boasts the same look and feel as the original iTunes (complete with a drag & drop interface and integrated search bar). Features absent from this build are visualization effects, iPod connectivity, and access to the music store. But like we said earlier, this is alpha software. Nobody said it was finished.
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