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Apple to Merge iTunes Into Safari?

Posted January 17, 2011 at 3:02pm by iClarified · 13663 views
Apple may be preparing to merge iTunes and Safari into one software solution, according to Three Guys and a Podcast.

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.

The site suggests that Apple is looking to make the change to propel the poor performing Safari browser which has reached just 4.46% of browser market share as of December 2010.

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."

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