Apple has released the newest version of its iTunes service, one month after the originally planned rollout. The company’s iTunes 11 is the biggest update to Apple’s media software since it debuted in 2001 as a simple music jukebox.
The service is now more integrated with Apple’s iCloud storage service and iTunes Store to make it more convenient for users to locate and access content on a variety of devices.
According to John Paczkowski writing for AllThingsD, “an iOS-inspired user interface… more elegantly incorporates the many elements that have been grafted and patchworked onto it over the years.”
“It’s far too early to say, as there are plenty of other tweaks and additions to play with here, but overall iTunes 11 looks like a pretty slick remodel of software that had been generally overburdened with unnecessary complexity,” notes Paczkowski. “It seems clear that Apple design guru Jony Ive played a prominent role in recasting the software.”
In a related review from Wired, Christina Bonnington writes: “For the most part, the new iTunes feels like the old iTunes. The experience is much faster though and has a decidedly more modern, streamlined user interface featuring flashy, colorful graphics.”
“Apple has trimmed a lot of fat, but with so much information to present and sort through, navigation can still feel a bit convoluted, especially compared to minimalist services like Rdio,” Bonnington writes.
“The one thing that would make iTunes killer in my book is if it adopted a simple cloud-based subscription service like Rdio and Spotify — along with those services’ equally simple interface,” she concludes.
Apple has released the newest version of its iTunes service, one month after the originally planned rollout. The company’s iTunes 11 is the biggest update to Apple’s media software since it debuted in 2001 as a simple music jukebox.
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