Apple beaten to the punch

A company called BadFruit has beaten Apple to the punch with podcasting in iTunes. The company has created a plug-in called "BadApple" that adds podcasting support to the popular Apple software.  Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, announced only a few weeks ago that version 4.9 of iTunes would add the same support.  Is that a lawsuit I smell in the air?

Direct from the BadFruit website:

After downloading and installing BadApple, you will have a "Podcasts" link you can click on from iTunes. You can use this to browse through categories to find the Podcast you want. Each podcast has a description. Once you locate a podcast you are interested in, double clicking on the podcast will load it to your library. When you plug in your iPod the podcast will be loaded to that depending on your settings. 
BadApple is free software. There is no charge to download the software or use the software.

DISCLAIMER: BadApple is NOT from the Beatles. It's also not from Apple Computer Inc. It's definitely not endorsed or approved by Apple. In fact, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't want you to use BadApple.

via|CNet

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