Amarok Blog

After our recent release of Amarok 2.0, the first round of reviews from major Internet sites has hit the tubes. It is interesting to note that while we got slightly mixed reviews from our users, the majority of professional reviewers had mostly positive things to say about our baby.

I'm not surprised at all by this outcome - I've been long enough in the software business to know the rules. Again I would like to emphasize that we take every criticism very seriously, as long as it is constructive. And we have a very firm vision of Amarok. Everyone who has met me either on the Net or in person knows that I'm a man of strong visions in which I firmly believe, and that I'm not easily influenced by others to change my views.


Enough of the banter! Let's get to the meat:

Ryan Paul of Ars Technica posted an extremely well written and in-depth review:

Hands-on: Amarok 2 rocks the house

Jeremy LaCroix wrote a balanced and fair review for Linux.com:

Amarok gets a facelift

Kevin Purdy of Lifehacker has written a short but sweet review:

Amarok 2 Released, Windows and Mac Versions in Beta

Austin Modine of The Register reviewed Amarok 2:

Native-Linux music player Amarok gets major overhaul

That's all for now. If you discover any more noteworthy reviews, please post them in the comments section. I might eventually write a follow-up to this article, or simply caress my (planet sized) ego by enjoying the reviews.


Mark Kretschmann