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iTunes 11 is out! Not following my own advice against waiting a day to install new software, I went right ahead and installed it.

I like it. The interface is intuitive. There are a few places where I was expecting something to happen as I hovered my mouse over an object, and I realized it’s waiting for me to click on everything. (They’re not really menus, more like iOS-style sheets).

The Up Next feature is cool, though more limited (at least at first glance) than the iTunes DJ feature which seems to be gone.

Time will tell if I like the new Artist and Album cover layout, or if I find myself back in the traditional column view, but on the whole – a nice upgrade. I’m glad they waited to release the new version and tweak whatever wasn’t finished!