Please follow me on Twitter, or join me in the AppleHolic’s bar & grill and Apple Discussions groups on MeWe. Hundreds of millions of iPhone and iPad-using remote workers are eager to find out. But when this replacement does take place, will Apple succeed in matching Jobs' original claim back when iTunes for Windows shipped, calling the apps that do replace iTunes, “the best Windows apps ever written?” It only works if you keep customers happy, and that also means making sure they feel they are using the latest software and equipment. That kind of lock-in takes effort to create and maintain. That's a lot of money, so it absolutely makes sense for Apple to deliver feature parity in its Windows services if it wants to tempt its tens of millions of Windows-using iPhone users to sign-up for its services. this week raised its target price to $450/share on the strength of services and future wearables plans. In a note I've seen, analyst Laura Martin says Apple’s array of services add $800 in revenue per year per iPhone user. The company’s focus on services – which recently extended (via Apple Card) to interest-free access to hardware with staggered payments – is driving analyst values to head North despite the challenging business environment we all endure. Services as the ultimate companion product In this context, Apple’s push into services makes even more sense, as it finds a way to exploit its brand with the provision of unique services on a cross-platform basis. You can bet that hundreds of millions of iPhone users also use Windows PCs. We don’t really know whether the company was recruiting for iTunes, of course, but it makes sense that it would choose to offer media services parity given the popularity of iPhones among Windows users. It is an alternative to iTunes for Windows that empowers you to sync media content from devices, including mobile phones, PDAs, PSPs, cameras, and MP3 players. The good news is that Apple began hiring developers to “build the next generation of media apps for Windows” shortly after it sundered iTunes into different apps on its own platforms in 2019. At that time, it sought developers with experience building with the Universal Windows Platform, which runs on Windows, Xbox One and Hololens devices. One of the features of DoubleTwist is to synchronize photos, videos and, music between PC and your portable device. But not on Windows, where Apple’s valuable services subscribers still survive on clunky old iTunes. We all saw the sense of it and even enterprise users appear to have become accustomed to using Apple’s Music, TV, Podcasts and News apps. There was a little initial resistance to the plan. Type “Why is iTunes for Windows” in a Google search box and see what the result of being spread so thin might be.Īpple tore iTunes apart on the Mac in 2019, introducing Music, TV and Podcasts apps and rolling some of the device management functions into the macOS Finder. Settings > Recovery > More recovery options > Fresh start > Deep breath.ITunes remains available for Windows, but no longer seems to qualify for Jobs’ promise of software excellence, for the same reason it demanded replacement on the Mac – it has grown to do too much. After a full backup, and a check for license keys and links for applications that would need a manual download and reinstallation, it was time. A cascade of goodness in a world marred by shootings, fires, hurricanes, and narcissism. Why not a fresh start? It could be the catalyst for other amazing events. Except, of course, for the fear and apprehension factor. Coupled with a few other quirky issues, the option to start fresh with a clean and up-to-date installation of Windows had some appeal. Having 7 other web browsers installed should have made life without Edge acceptable. Both the Deployment Image Servicing and Management ( DISM) and System File Checker ( sfc) tools did squat as usual (I mean, found no issues). Edge disappeared from Apps and therefore repair was not possible from there. That said (and I probably shouldn’t have said that), a recent Windows update completely wrecked Microsoft Edge for me. Maybe I’m lucky, but I haven’t witnessed a BSOD in the 2 years I’ve been running it. ― Nick Lakeīut Windows 10 has been relatively kind. In fact, in some ways, maybe it’s better. This allows for plenty of time to mitigate a worst-case scenario while enjoying adult-style beverages.īut here’s the thing: The something new, it isn't necessarily bad. The best time, however, is most likely over a weekend during the early evening hours. There is never a good time to make serious changes to your Windows machine. And, by all means, never pursue such activities during times of peak productivity. Long-time Windows users are conditioned to fear anything that may result in a blue screen of death. No matter what compels one to reinstall their operating system, there is always accompanying fear and apprehension.
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