I have been using the beta of WMP 11 for a while now with some interest. WMP 11 combines music, video, and photo playback in the one window application. The appearance of the app (and of upcoming Vista) is more like prelease versions of Mac OS X, back before Apple muted the "lickability" of its GUI. WMP is a shiny black with blue accents. It acts as a browser for a good number of online music stores, but most notably pushes URGE.
Having used it for some time, I am reminded of my earlier concenrs over the naming of iTunes.
Windows Media Player is fortunately named because it is a catch all for all types of media: music, TV, movies, and photos.
Now that iTunes does music AND videos it seems the naming is less than ideal. It also brings to mind that Apple may in the future want to integrate iPhoto functionality directly into iTunes, and even iMovie, and iDVD, and GarageBand.
I suppose the singular application could be called iLife, and iLife Lite on Windows would support playback but not editing of creation of music, videos, and photos.
I believe also that with or without these future additions, the source list of iTunes should be clarified with more hierarchy.
Online Content (can expand/condense)
Having used it for some time, I am reminded of my earlier concenrs over the naming of iTunes.
Windows Media Player is fortunately named because it is a catch all for all types of media: music, TV, movies, and photos.
Now that iTunes does music AND videos it seems the naming is less than ideal. It also brings to mind that Apple may in the future want to integrate iPhoto functionality directly into iTunes, and even iMovie, and iDVD, and GarageBand.
I suppose the singular application could be called iLife, and iLife Lite on Windows would support playback but not editing of creation of music, videos, and photos.
I believe also that with or without these future additions, the source list of iTunes should be clarified with more hierarchy.
Online Content (can expand/condense)
Music Store
Audio Books
Video Store
Podcasts
My Library (can expand/condense)Music
(can expand to show playlists)
(can expand to show playlists)
Videos
(can expand to show playlists)
(can expand to show playlists)
Podcasts