What if one day Apple changes the rules of the game and removes this app because, for example, "it reproduces functionality already available" or "insert other subjective reason here"? Never put all your eggs in 1 basket! I would think that developers would want to retain as much control and choice as possible too. I don't care if it's easier for all involved, sometimes (often times I'd say) what looks like the easy path today turns out to be a nightmare in the long run. I want choices and I don't want Apple to be the bottleneck between me and software because in the big picture it gives them too much power. Can you even download a demo from the app store or do I have to buy before I try? I would love to try it but I won't be forced to go to the Mac AppStore as the sole outlet for the app. This looks like a very interesting app as it might actually motivate me to listen to more than 5% of my 200GB iTunes library so I can rate it. My searching on remapping the special multimedia keys has been unsuccessful. If there was some way to remap the useless brightness keys (no compatibility with non-Apple monitors) to interface with I Love Stars (or iTunes) as rating keys, I would be super pleased. On a slight aside, my Mac Mini is tethered to an Apple Bluetooth Aluminum Keyboard that has the multimedia keys. I discovered accidently that holding down the command key provides 1/2 star rating. In short, this application does exactly as described. (At least until the dev reads this review, I suppose. However, I discovered the freeware 3.2 version still hosted on that other software website. I have no issue with paying a few bucks for the app, 'tis just that I am still running that ever so old 10.5 OS X version. And by that, of course I mean the newly initiated App Store requirement. Firstly, I am disappointed that I discovered this application too late.
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