Maybe the Songbird team could have a look at this Razorfish presentation the released yesterday > http://snipurl.com/750l1. It might be interesting to start implementing their Facebook Connect suggestions for iTunes in Songbird. @Razorfish: ok to split the finders fee? ;-) - Bart Muskala - AdNerd Sr. from FriendFeed MT Plugin

I'd just like to leave a note that this kind of journalism is bothersome, and all too common online. First of all, drawing a Firefox to IE comparison is not what I would call fair. Whereas Microsoft is a known stagnant monolithic giant (although as of late this seems to be changing) Apple has been regarded as innovative, and nimble, albeit a little selective and minimalistic. As long as the trend of Apple setting the tone for features in players that are less willing to risk anything continues, Apple will have very little to worry about. Second, I would personally like it if journalists in the online realm would cease this horse race atmosphere of competition in their reporting. "Apple should be scared" is the kind of sensationalist sentence that doesn't exactly scream "quality journalism" but instead says: "We need page views and a clear threat to one of the top tech innovators should be enough to get that". This is the same kind of thing that causes people to feel tired of political - Adam Posey from FriendFeed MT Plugin

First of all, thanks for writing this article Sarah. I was just asking about Songbird, to see what some others had experienced with it. @Adam: Exaggerated headlines is probably a business necessity... I think that a Firefox: IE comparison is accurate. iTunes, like IE was, is a dominant, closed system, and now Songbird, a completely open system will innovate, and provide functionality that iTunes has been unwilling or not motivated to provide. - Dan Fitek

Wow, I just noticed the heated debate over at the actual RWW post. I read the article in Google Reader and came here to comment. I had no idea. Looks like the comments are split about 50/50. The bottom line is, competition is good, and Songbird needs CD ripping ASAP. - Dan Fitek