they want to copy iTunes because it's cool.
The more time I spend using iTunes the more details I discover the more I appreciate it. I think it's very well thought. Those huys know a heck of a lot about usability.
The copycats usually suck.
Hadrien, I wish you were right.
there are hopes that biblioskop will open up their source code. At least they promise integration/extension APIs.
another application worth looking at is
songbird.
I know... it's about music. But is music really that much different?
Hey, iTunes supports PDF files!!!
It's open source and supports extensions (like Firefox)
It has things like transcoding API, device API
does it ring a bell?
It would be great if mobileread hackers would unite on either one of these products.
It could be an open-source alternative to things like the Connect software or the Mobipocket reader
(which are both iTunes copycats
)