[inglorian]

It seems a little strange/unintuitive that the play/pause button isn't in the middle anymore. The body also seems strangely long. Maybe I'm missing the point of this redesign? Apple usually has good reasons for what it does; can someone explain why this new design is an improvement in usability?

[roc]

IIRC 'play/pause' doubles as 'select' in the menus and 'menu' doubles as 'back'.

Putting them next to each other would seem to make it easier for people to note and remember the relationship when navigating menus.