iTunes 9 + Snow Leopard = The Digital Lifestyle Hub, renewed

Many years ago, back when lamp-style iMacs were cool and iPods came in only one color, Apple promoted a vision of the Mac as the hub of the then-emerging “digital lifestyle.” With so much of the spotlight on iPhone OS products, there has not been a clear central pillar of this digital hub strategy. The recent release of Snow Leopard for Mac users, coupled with the just-announced iTunes 9, has refocused the digital hub strategy squarely on the Mac, and brought a wide audience some extremely cool features.