Are the days of iTunes numbered?

According to a report on the 9to5Mac website, Apple is developing independent applications for music and podcasts for the next version of the Mac operating system and redefining the existing Mac's Books application. Such multimedia applications would join the yet undefined version of the TV application announced last month by Apple that would arrive on Mac in the fall.

And, if all of this happens, it raises questions about the long-term future of iTunes, although 9to5Mac suggests that the software does not disappear right away, probably because it's still the method by which some iPhone, iPad are synchronized manually. or even relatively old iPods to the computer.

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The 9to5Mac report was based on anonymous sources that would be familiar with the next version of macOS that Apple will most certainly present at its World Developer Conference (WWDC) in June. The report follows a recent tweet from a developer, Steve Troughton-Smith, who said he was "pretty confident". Apple would create such new, distinct macOS applications, "based on evidence that I do not want to make public at the moment."

The apps, he added, would likely be the next wave of code-based marzipan applications and tools that developers can use to more easily transfer applications running on iPhones and iPads on Macs. , thus reducing the gap between iOS and macOS.

Apple does not say one way or another – the company has declined to invite comments from the United States today – but there seems to be a lot of truth here and the result could be a win for consumers and for Apple, especially with the company going to launch the Apple TV + service in the fall.

Pricing for this service has not been announced yet.

Apple has certainly launched the Apple News + service at $ 9.99 per month for newspaper and magazine readers and to prepare the Apple Arcade game service, which should, like the TV + screen, be released in the fall .

Will you miss itunes?

If you do not, you may not miss iTunes too much. Of course, many of us have used iTunes since its launch as jukebox software at the turn of the century, so it is certainly familiar. Frankly, he also shows his age.

Apple has been trying to simplify its design and improve navigation over the years, but at best, one can probably say that most of the changes made to iTunes have met with mixed reviews.

In the meantime, if you use an iPhone, you're already used to separating television, podcasts, books and, of course, music apps. Of course, there is still a dedicated iTunes Store app for buying or renting movies and TV shows or buying music and ringtones. And you can always find yourself jumping.

You access the subscription-based Apple Music service in iOS under the Music app, which makes sense, but again, you have to go to iTunes to purchase individual tracks or albums.

If you want to buy eBooks or audio books via Apple on an iPhone, you will find stores in which to make these purchases in the separate Books application. Currently, you can also access the bookstore in the Books App on Mac, although iTunes is the perfect place to start finding audio books.

The hope and expectation here is that everything that Apple prepares for the Mac with stand-alone applications will not only bring a new look to the computer, but it will also indicate where you will go to buy consumer content.

Of course, we will all be watching to see if there are any significant changes in iTunes itself – assuming it stays in place.

What changes do you want to see happen on iTunes or do you just want to see it go? And are you all in autonomous applications?

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