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Originally Posted by Locke
Alright, I've got a tiny bone to pick with these points.
You can turn it off, yes, but that doesn't mean that the file management doesn't have problems. WMP does a very nice job of balancing control and power, and its power features aren't enabled by default, which means that it won't mess with your files first and then let you fix it later. It is also very good at tracking files that move or change, and the tagging support is one of the best I've used, short of a dedicated tagging program.
Believe it or not, open source/lossless format support is pretty big outside of Apple's market. Apple profits off of their own lossy codec sales, which is why they haven't bothered expanding to the lossless market. But there's a big world out there, and Apple doesn't own it all, as much as they think/desire it to be so. Though I have to admit, support for such codecs is low among closed source/commerical ventures, WMP has support for FLAC and perhaps even .ogg, along with numerous easy to use codec packs to add this and so much more. This also ties in to plug-in support: if WMP has it, shouldn't a more sophisticated program like iTunes have it?
Again, when a feature is built into a software, it is designed to be used. If it's broken, it ought to be fixed. So having poor drag-and-drop support is an issue that needs to be addressed.
Read this: Apple continues to deceive users | Ed Bott’s Windows Expertise | Then tell me Apple is just like anyone else. This is worse that such infamous programs as Kazaa, which ask you if you want to install their packaged spyware. Apple asks, and then ignores you. No matter what is installed, safe or not, that's despicable. You can't say, "I don't want this" and then have them impose it on you. If spyware vendors ask before installing their products, surely Apple could be so gracious as to listen to you instead of forcing their plans on your computer. Forcing software on the end user is more than poor practise, it's just plain stupid. |
But what 'problems' does it have? Not everyone will want their music organized the same exact way, which is why iTunes gives you the option to do it yourself. Turn the default system off and organize your files however you want. iTunes does a great job organizing music for me, while you say that it has problems. Whose to say who is right? No one, so if you don't like it just do it yourself.
As I said with plugins and more formats, neither of those issues effect me so I did not make any remarks for those points. I understand that others will have issues that I do not, so I did not make any comment.
The drag-and-drop feature is not crippled. It functions just as it is supposed to and iTunes even goes two steps further and allows you to add entire folders or single files to your library if you don't want to drag-and-drop. As far as I know, drag-and-drop is the
only way to add files to your collection in the Zune software and is pretty much unavoidable if you're running Windows.
I already talked about their updating system. All of those programs are on my computer, except for Bonjour, which is how it should be.