Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Apple
Updated iTunes for Windows includes Apple Software Update app
Isn't this interesting? The recent update of iTunes and Quicktime for Windows includes a little something extra: an Apple Software Update for Windows. It looks like the Software Update that we all know and love, but it only checks for iTunes and Quicktime updates on Windows.Could this be a strategy by Apple to show the other side how software updates are handled in OS X, or does this signal the arrival of more Windows software from our favorite fruit company?
This photo is courtesy of Flickr user hawks5999. Mark Pilgrim has a few more screenshots.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Joshua said 11:14AM on 9-13-2006
Quicktime & iTunes
and the ease of use of the Mac
no other reasons or Apps.
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Richard said 11:31AM on 9-13-2006
Well, they ported Shake to linux. I see no reason why Apple wouldn't do more cross platform software?
http://www.apple.com/shake/specs.html
-Richard
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Dirgayuza said 11:34AM on 9-13-2006
iChat for Windows.
Video conferencing with style on Windows PC. (",)
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andy said 11:35AM on 9-13-2006
"Well, they ported Shake to linux. I see no reason why Apple wouldn't do more cross platform software?"
apple bought shake, they just continued making the linux version at more cost to buy, apple bought in most of there pro apps, and changed the names of some!
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TydalForce said 11:37AM on 9-13-2006
Apple Software Update for Windows
Step One - simplify updating QuickTime and iTunes
Step Two - show Windows users how much easier the Update process is through Apple vs. the nightmarish Windows Update
Step Three - Easily push out exciting new Apple software ported to Windows (and keep it updated)
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Zeke said 11:39AM on 9-13-2006
this is awesome if iTV will be used by PC owners and be as popular across platforms as the ipod then iPhoto will have to be on the PC owners desktop as well!!
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Keith said 11:40AM on 9-13-2006
This seems pretty obvious. Bootcamp driver updates.
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Sonburn said 11:42AM on 9-13-2006
For PC users: Has anyone else noticed that if you remove the folders that iTunes creates in your Start Menu when installing (the iTunes, Quicktime, Apple Software Update folders), that when you fire up one of those applications it re-installs the folder in your start menu? Talk about an annoyance!
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Klaas said 11:48AM on 9-13-2006
Maybe they've planned a complete OS update for Windows users in the near future. ;)
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Konor said 11:52AM on 9-13-2006
Not strongly also these programs I not have been updated in is strongly pleased!
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bt said 11:58AM on 9-13-2006
So, is new software available, or is it up to date? The screenshot says both!
They also have software drivers for airport express, and Bonjour. I imagine they'll also have drivers for the iTV.
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iFelix said 1:20PM on 9-13-2006
It will also update the iDisk Utility for Windows as well.
I suspect it may also do the Airport software, but that won't be apparent until there is an Airport update.
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Daniel David said 1:20PM on 9-13-2006
iTunes 7 broke my videos! I installed the new version last night and most of my TV shows and Music Videos won't play now, the audio works but the video is a green lurching bliping snowy screen, like the decoder can't figure it out. This happens to my own videos as well as the iTunes purchases!
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3xa said 1:33PM on 9-13-2006
ichat for windows. that would be super sweet. might persuade some people to give up on msn messenger and use something more apple-friendly. i would love to use ichat but all my friends use msn.
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GmanMac said 1:36PM on 9-13-2006
I saw that just a littel while ago when I updated iTunes on my PC. It was part of the download but didn't dawn on me what it meant
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Steven Fisher said 1:38PM on 9-13-2006
Seems a bad idea to me. They're making Apple software look cluttered by porting pieces of the Mac OS. I've heard complaints already about how iTunes bundles QuickTime, for intsance.
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Jason said 1:49PM on 9-13-2006
I tunes 7 doesnt work on parallels !!! what the heck!
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Thomas said 2:19PM on 9-13-2006
Apple are going to windows from the inside out.
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thecompkid said 3:03PM on 9-13-2006
So the transition begins.
*suspending reality*
Soon apple will release os x for the pc. Naturally, it will become a hit, perhaps bigger than windows. Gradually Apple will become more software oriented and soon Apple will be mac-rosoft. The ipod will transform to the zune. The mac hardware will go to dell. The world will plunge into the dark ages, with os x getting viruses and malware due to the flip.
Quietly, somewhere in a cardboard box, Bill Gates draws up a design for a new computer. Years later, Vista is released. It only runs on his new architecture. The legacy is reborn.
**restarting reality**
yeah..probably for boot camp, or iTV (for the 3 people that will actually buy it).
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Nate said 3:09PM on 9-13-2006
Important to note also that this is an optional install with iTunes 7, on by default, but not required.
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