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stkr · 11-05-2008, 03:50 PM

I hope that this is a joke

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-It’s a store, stupid-

The fact that everything is integrated, in reference to the store, only makes the program easier to use for consumers. The Zune software is on it's way to doing the same thing and already is in many ways. When you search for an artist or album, it shows what's in your library as well as what is in the Zune Marketplace. Clicking 'More About -Insert Artist Name-' in the Zune Software does the exact same things as the arrows in iTunes. "feature updates have taken a back seat to iTunes Store feature updates"-That makes no sense. The 'feature updates' have not taken a back seat and for anyone who uses the program on a regular basis, it is obvious that this is not true. Besides, updates to the store only serve to improve the already great iPod/iTunes/iTunes Store integration. iTunes will often give background information on the artist on their main page on the store, as well as info and background on many of the albums available.

-The library manager is prehistoric-

Edit>Preferences>Advanced

You can choose whether or not iTunes organizes your music and video files. You can have them scattered across your harddrive, as many people do, or you can have the program make copies of files imported and store them neatly in their correct folders.

-No web browser/Wikipedia/anything-

Wrong. iTunes provides information for many of the albums that can be found on the store, as well as the artist or bands. It may not be as detailed as an entire wiki page, but it's something. Complaining that the program is slow, and then asking for bloat features such as this makes no sense.

-No plugin architecture-

I fail to see the relevance of this, since iTunes does pretty much everything very well in my eyes, but I won't claim that the point is moot because it doesn't effect me.

-Massive memory footprint-

What is 'Massive'? If you're having problems running your programs then you need to upgrade parts of your computer or the entire system. I have iTunes and the Zune Software running at the same time right now, with the Zune Software playing music and iTunes downloading music. iTunes is at 88,224 K and the Zune Software is at 86, 512, with all of the 'Premium' graphics turned off (if they were on it would be much higher). The amount of RAM that is needed depends on what you're doing in the program and like I said, if your computer is struggling to keep up, get a new one or upgrade.

-No support for other music formats Ogg/FLAC/etc.-

Same a no plug-in. Doesn't effect me. I don't see the problem with having .mp3 files, but I won't say that having more options is not important.

-Drag and Drop sucks -

In terms of adding files to the library? Don't want to drag-and-drop?

File>Add Folder to Library or Add File to Library

As for as adding songs to playlists...that's just lazy.

-Bloatware downloads-

'Yes, a lot of companies do this' Pretty much sums it up. If you don't want Apple Software Updates to check for updates, go to Edit> Preferences and set it to 'Never'. You can check or uncheck the updates and programs to choose which ones are installed or you can update iTunes and iTunes only through Help> Check For Updates.

-Can’t use iPod as a music transport with iTunes-

That's not fair at all considering the legal issues that would come up. iTunes will allow you to transfer purchased music to your computer, however, so long as it is authorized to play the content.

-iTunes is slow-

Refer back to 'Massive Memory Footprint'.

11-05-2008, 03:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
stkr Ars longa, vita brevis Retired Staff Super Zuner² Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,536 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	I hope that this is a joke . -It’s a store, stupid- The fact that everything is integrated, in reference to the store, only makes the program easier to use for consumers. The Zune software is on it's way to doing the same thing and already is in many ways. When you search for an artist or album, it shows what's in your library as well as what is in the Zune Marketplace. Clicking 'More About -Insert Artist Name-' in the Zune Software does the exact same things as the arrows in iTunes. "feature updates have taken a back seat to iTunes Store feature updates"-That makes no sense. The 'feature updates' have not taken a back seat and for anyone who uses the program on a regular basis, it is obvious that this is not true. Besides, updates to the store only serve to improve the already great iPod/iTunes/iTunes Store integration. iTunes will often give background information on the artist on their main page on the store, as well as info and background on many of the albums available. -The library manager is prehistoric- Edit>Preferences>Advanced You can choose whether or not iTunes organizes your music and video files. You can have them scattered across your harddrive, as many people do, or you can have the program make copies of files imported and store them neatly in their correct folders. -No web browser/Wikipedia/anything- Wrong. iTunes provides information for many of the albums that can be found on the store, as well as the artist or bands. It may not be as detailed as an entire wiki page, but it's something. Complaining that the program is slow, and then asking for bloat features such as this makes no sense. -No plugin architecture- I fail to see the relevance of this, since iTunes does pretty much everything very well in my eyes, but I won't claim that the point is moot because it doesn't effect me. -Massive memory footprint- What is 'Massive'? If you're having problems running your programs then you need to upgrade parts of your computer or the entire system. I have iTunes and the Zune Software running at the same time right now, with the Zune Software playing music and iTunes downloading music. iTunes is at 88,224 K and the Zune Software is at 86, 512, with all of the 'Premium' graphics turned off (if they were on it would be much higher). The amount of RAM that is needed depends on what you're doing in the program and like I said, if your computer is struggling to keep up, get a new one or upgrade. -No support for other music formats Ogg/FLAC/etc.- Same a no plug-in. Doesn't effect me. I don't see the problem with having .mp3 files, but I won't say that having more options is not important. -Drag and Drop sucks - In terms of adding files to the library? Don't want to drag-and-drop? File>Add Folder to Library or Add File to Library As for as adding songs to playlists...that's just lazy. -Bloatware downloads- 'Yes, a lot of companies do this' Pretty much sums it up. If you don't want Apple Software Updates to check for updates, go to Edit> Preferences and set it to 'Never'. You can check or uncheck the updates and programs to choose which ones are installed or you can update iTunes and iTunes only through Help> Check For Updates. -Can’t use iPod as a music transport with iTunes- That's not fair at all considering the legal issues that would come up. iTunes will allow you to transfer purchased music to your computer, however, so long as it is authorized to play the content. -iTunes is slow- Refer back to 'Massive Memory Footprint'. __________________ Last edited by stkr; 11-05-2008 at 03:52 PM.