summary
itunes 5 is out. we see quite a number of changes for the better in it. most notably it doesn’t have metal windows anymore. altogether the bump of the version number seems to be overdoing it, though.
and now on to the nitpicking.
first impressions
coming (to mac users at least) via mac os x’s software update, itunes 5’s installation was smooth and without problems. despite the bump of the version number to a new full number rather than 4.10, itunes’ icon didn’t get a new colour this time around. this could be the first indication that there are no major changes in this upgrade. perhaps we can just assume that a version number of 4.10 was just considered to be too complicated for most users.
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