Thanks for the idea Mr. McNamara, it makes perfect sense :)
I'll go ahead with the questions.
Q1.) Why was Rhythmbox originally created ? Was it because there was a lack of music player applications for Linux, did it so to speak scratch an itch ?
Q2.) The Rhythmbox website mentions that Rhythmbox was originally inspired by Apple's iTunes. What according to you are the features/things Rhythmbox does better than iTunes ?