If Apple toned iTunes down
I might be tempted myself. It's just too invasive and restricting for my tastes.
( Kroney, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:29, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

I'd like to be able to remove the shit I have no use for, which is pretty hard on apple devices.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:31, Reply)

I dislike anything I can't format and rebuild.
I'd be tempted by an iPhone, since I don't bother with phones much. But, iTunes.
( Kroney, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:35, Reply)

you represent about 1% of the population
everone else wants something that works straight out of the box with minimal fuss.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:38, Reply)

And Apple did that very well
by stopping everybody from doing anything Apple didn't want them to do.
( Kroney, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:39, Reply)

exactly,
we luddites want an easy life; I would happily have a Mac, i-phone/pod/Tv etc just because by having them all the same they will sync easily.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:41, Reply)

Yes they will, it creates a captive market
which in turn eventually creates a monopoly.

Apple are basically forcing their users to be dependent on them.
( Kroney, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:50, Reply)

Hush!
you're only 1% of the population, doesn't matter if it's the smartest percent.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:53, Reply)

Genuine question -
what is it that people find wrong with iTunes? I use it, but have nothing to compare it to, so I don't know what's not good about it relative to other options.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:32, Reply)

I can't work out where to put the needle
/luddite
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:33, Reply)

Also, you can't skin up on an mp3

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:34, Reply)

memories
a cassette box full of spliff and a trip to the park, good times.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:37, Reply)

It's Memorex
you idiot.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:41, Reply)

very good fat man

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:43, Reply)

Or is it real?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:44, Reply)

iTunes is fine
so long as you're happy to only use it to buy music, don't try to play stuff bought on iTunes on a non-iTunes device, don't mind the thing bloatwaring the fuck out of your PC and are OK with it force-updating and bombing you out of whatever it is you're doing at the time.

I'd like to think it's changed, it's been a while since I last had to use it.
( Kroney, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:34, Reply)

What do you use instead?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:36, Reply)

Torrents, mostly
CDex for ripping.
( Kroney, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:37, Reply)

how do you maike music go onto your ipod?
I torrent lots, but i-tunes often gets grumpy with the results
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:39, Reply)

I don't use an iPod
iPods require iTunes.
( Kroney, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:47, Reply)

I don't think it auto updates anymore
it's often prompting me to update, but I just say no unless I know I am not going to be using the computer for a while.

And yeah, I only use it for music, so anything else it may do doesn't affect me.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 11:37, Reply)