OzHub, the Macquarie Telecom-led cloud computing alliance, has come down firmly on the side of Optus over the copyright controversy surrounding Optus TV Now, warning that any moves to change the law "risk branding Australia a global luddite state."
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David M Williams
Sunday, 21 March 2010 09:58
iTunes is the only officially sanctioned app to manage and maintain your plethora of Apple i-devices – iPods, iPhones, and soon the iPad. Yet, for such a crucial app it really is behind the times and needs crucial fixes to keep pace with the needs of its users.
First on my list is something even Internet Explorer does. Originally, the Firefox web browser distinguished itself from Microsoft’s browser by (among other things) offering a tabbed interface. At last, you could have more than one web page open at a time in the same browser instance.
Arguments about which browser was superior focused on standards compliance, mass support, open source vs proprietary technologies but reaching beyond all these was something practical and tangible that anyone could appreciate at a glance – the tabbed interface.
Internet Explorer and all modern browsers such as Google Chrome now offer a tabbed interface. It’s unthinkable to imagine browsing the web without being able to effortlessly send interesting links to a new and unobtrusive tab.
So why can’t iTunes?
Sure, iTunes isn’t a web browser, but that’s not really the point. Consider the shopping experience where you find something of interest and have recommendations offered to you?
