iTunes 11 Reported to Release Today, November 29th

[Akshay Masand]

Following a delay due to “engineering issues,” which forced the company to rebuild select areas of the new program’s code, Apple is rumored to release its next-generation iTunes 11 as soon as Thursday, November 29, 2012. The news comes in from a report from The Wall Street Journal and if true, Apple’s release of the new software would be roughly one month later than originally planned.

The information comes in a WSJ profile on Apple’s Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue. For those of you who didn’t know, Cue is the head of Apple’s iTunes group who recently took over iOS Maps and Siri after former iOS Chief Scott Forstall was ousted from the company.

Apple previously announced in October that iTunes 11 would be pushed back from the date it was set to debut but failed to offer an explanation for the delay. At the time the Cupertino California company just “wanted to take a little extra time to get it right.” Spokesman Tom Neumayr said that the new iTunes would roll out sometime in November but didn’t provide any additional information.

Speculation points towards iTunes 11 to sport a clean, iOS-inspired user interface with tighter integration with other Apple services such as iCloud. We’ll find out later in the day if the report provides accurate information.

Source: The Wall Street Journal

[sand_man]

As long as it works....

[jerzeeshadow]

So is iTunes 11 going to be compatible with Snow Leopard?

[iTouch-Warrior]

I really hope it works as they advertise it. I have no problems with the current versions of iTunes, but I've been waiting for a UI refresh ever since iTunes 5. Here's to hoping it works well.

[johnNYChingaz]

So is iTunes 11 going to be compatible with Snow Leopard?

it would be shameful for an apple product to not be compatible with previous software

[morbidpete]

Hoping the performance is better

8 core xeon with 12 gigs of ddr3 and vertex 4 SATA3 ssd's in raid 0 with a vertex 3 SATA 3 for temp and page files and it still drags!

[turdsmoka]

its out!

[charliebee]

yeah! and i'm confused as f!

[flash66]

Hoping the performance is better

8 core xeon with 12 gigs of ddr3 and vertex 4 SATA3 ssd's in raid 0 with a vertex 3 SATA 3 for temp and page files and it still drags!

You need more ram! Only 12 gb?

[Carvensno]

Installing iTunes 11 right now :P Available from Apple for DL :P