Restoring from backup on iTunes 8 stuck around 95%

Just thought I would test out the claim that the backups were faster iwth version 8 and now its stuck on 95% and has been for almost an hour. Anyone else experiencing this?

First off, "restoring from backup" is not the same as "backups are faster" (i.e. the backups will be faster, but a Restore may take just as long...). Second, the claim is that v2.1 has faster backups, not iTunes 8 (although v2.1 requires iTunes 8). So, wait until Friday to test the claim...

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