iTunes 7 is what I consider the first truly usable version of iTunes to manage a significant music collection. I have some between 600 and 700 CDs ripped and now managed with iTunes.

This is all in a similar way that Mail.app in Tiger was also the first usable version of that application for someone serious about mail.

Sure there are some interface inconsistencies, but when was the last time Apple did anything truly consistently? They've been breaking the rules for over 20 years, their own included. iTunes is no different in this regard, perhaps a little experimental in some areas.

There's room for change and room for a new look to iTunes in with Apple's other applications. Consistency is one thing, but carbon copied applications and interface through-out the whole OS would get boring and confusing. It's the concepts that should remain the same along with teh spirit. Yes, there is some room for improvement with iTunes 7. Some of the small bugs should likely be fixed before the interface is tweaked though.

Over all it's a welcomed improvement over past versions which brings a lot more than simple glossy interface changes. Once the experimentation settles down it'll be even better.

And I don't think Leopard's UI will be based on the current iTunes look and feel.

Online movie distribution is many times more secure than DVD distribution. It's a shame the studios don't recognize that.

Doug, you make my comment seem (somewhat) like it was written by idiot. :) Your NewsMacPro comment just slipped in after I had submitted.

Ok, at leats now there's someone else with a NewsMacPro hit.

Might as well throw a link down:
http://www.thinkmac.co.uk/newsmacpro/

Wow, no NewsMac or NewsMac Pro users? It's a great looking and great performing product. Not knocking the others, as Vienna also looks really well done. But NewsMacPro just has a bit of extra special sauce.

Whatever term is envisioned for the new "podcast" it does not need to be trademarked by its creator. I have yet to read any reason Leo would want to trademark "netcast" but the trademark would eventually be lost due to dilution and re-use eby the community and various companies.

Having a trademark means protecting that mark and restricting its use. It's the opposite of what Leo seems to want for the term.

The flipside is that Apple is unlikely to be able to hang on to any simple "podcast" trademark due to its already extended use.

You can't leave the room with BlueTooth. That's another problem. The range is a fraction of IR, even with obstacles. A high powered IR remote with multiple diodes can be pointed anywhere and still reach its target.

Great Sony. Another master stroke! A remote with poor industrial and tactile design like every other remote you've made in the past 30 years. And Bluetooth! How Y2K of you. This of course just ensured that the PS3 can't be controlled by standard IR devices and that this remote will not be able to be used for anything else. Brilliant.

Sony makes alarm clocks and TVs. Apple makes music players. Sony, give it up already, your significance in audio ended with the Discman. Maybe something can be done to revolutionize toasters, but you're done (so over-done) in portable audio. Beyond irrelvant.

I smell some BS in this story. Why does Apple need Walmart for movies exactly? Walmart holds rights to no properties. At most they holld only a position of leverage with the distributors. A position that if used to sway studios away from Apple would land them in some legal troubles of an anti-competitive nature.

If on the other hand it's Walmart approaching Apple, I can see merit in that. Apple's online movie sales will eventually affect Walmart's DVD business.

Of course I still don't know why people buy DVDs at Walmart unless there's absolutely no other alternative in a 50mi radius.

A new TLD is a step backwards. Instead anyhone serious about supportingmobile devices should implement detection or alternate style sheets into their existing domains.

Can you imagine trying to promote two TLDs? Who will get the .mobi domain? Do .commers have first access or?

Like so many other TLD initiatives this one also seems like nothing more than a money-grab. $125 early registration? Come on.