Safari and iTunes to merge?

Just read this on www.macrumors.com;

"Three Guys and a Podcast claims that Apple is working to merge its iTunes application into its Safari browser later this year, creating a single application for browsing web and media content.

Apple may be preparing a massive move that will propel Safari from niche browser to market leader. The move to merge Safari and iTunes into one software solution appears long in the works, which may arrive this fall at Apple's usual iPod special event.

According to the report, one reason for the push is to boost Safari's market share among Internet browsers, where Apple has yet to crack the 5% mark. Tying iTunes into Safari, it is argued, would likely bring a significant boost to the company's share of the browser market as consumers turn to the integrated environment.

It is believed that Safari will be the only browser able to access iTunes, as iTunes is built into the browser itself. "Moving iTunes organizational side-bar into Safari isn't a monumental task" claimed a source, adding "Safari would skyrocket in use as a result of integrating the software titles together."

We are highly skeptical of the claim for a number of reasons, including significant reservations due to the rumor's source, which has in the past appeared to base its claims on significant amounts of speculation."






Ok, all i have to say on this is this, first Safari is glitchy as it is, and iTunes takes forever these days to boot up because my iMac is at least 4 years old, so if they merge both these apps together i'm not sure i'll ever be able to use either app properly again.


iTunes is so bloated that a Mac as old as mine take forever to load, even switching from Home to films or TV shows and apps takes ages, do i really want my web browser to slow down as well?


I've only been using Mac's a about 5 years, but i do know that Apple seem to test all the new App's and iOS firmware's on the newest products, so the older, slower products suffer, and so do their users.


As a VLogger i use Final Cut Express to edit and finish my videos, but i can't export a video and and have more then 2 apps open at a time, god forbid using iTunes, but i might not be able to use Safari if this is true, All i can really do on my Mac is surf and send and receive eMails,even watching videos on Youtube is bad, even once the videos have completely buffered or streamed, they still stutter when i watch them, that is if i'm exporting a video, which is something that i do every day.


Plus, exporting videos does take about 4 to 5 hours these days, and these videos are only 10'ish minutes long.


So, Apple, if you merge Safari and iTunes. I'm screwed, so thanks for thinking about your users who have older equipment, yea, thanks a butch.


I am trying to get an brand new iMac, full spec, but thats a long way off, seeing as i'm unemployed right now, and my first priority once i'm working again is to clear my fucking credit card (HSBC are evil).


So i guess i've had my rant, nighty night.