As far as breaking into the mac market, an obvious necessity would be really good iPod support. I don't own an iPod, but everyone I know who owns one has iTunes. Mac users unfortunately subscribe to the `really, really easy to use' philosophy, and if syncing with an iPod is a hassle, we'll loose alot of potential users.
<br><br>Another tough aspect would be the iTunes store. I personally can't stand it, but I know people who stopped buying albums because of it. (Also, something we should really focus on as well is no-DRM ripping. [via cdparanoia support in Amarok, or another program that will run on macs] I've seen people buy a CD, then have to buy it on iTunes so they can have it on their iPod. This is pure DRM evil.) Magnatunes is better, but iTunes wins for sheer volume of bands/songs. One area we could shine is genre recognition. iTunes is hands down the _worst_ media player for identifing the genre of a band, ever. We should probably have it glean the info from
<a href="http://freedb.freedb.org">freedb.freedb.org</a> , which is the defualt at the moment. However, wikipedia generally gets it right (since anyone can fix it).<br><br>Also, all the plugins and themes help us beat the communist-type look of the iTunes (I mean, everyone's iTunes looks nearly the same). And again, the excellent plugins and lyrc fetcher.
<br><br>Also, is it legal/possible to support mp3 out of the box on Amarok? I mean, for most linux users, it's just a quick trip to the wiki and a package manager, but I'm pretty sure Mac users will whine pretty fast if their mp3's don't work. Hopping on an IRC or a wiki is NOT obvious to most of these people. I mean, maybe a window that pops up and holds their hand might set them on the right track..
<br><br>Just my 0.02 USD,<br>-- <br>Samuel (shardz)<br><br>Shardz's Igloo:<br><a href="http://shardz.homelinux.net">shardz.homelinux.net</a><br><br>Registered Linux User #410639<br><br>-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----<br>
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