tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177972231130695701.post8123071705716919064..comments2024-02-05T04:53:50.998-05:00Comments on Coreplex - Rambling from Inside the Grid: 20 Reasons why iTunes sucksStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14917598924069926154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177972231130695701.post-56290312333312087042008-02-24T16:23:00.000-05:002008-02-24T16:23:00.000-05:00Chris 1 - everyone else allows this, but not apple...Chris <BR/><BR/>1 - everyone else allows this, but not apple. Why?<BR/><BR/>2 - what is easier then drag and drop? How is it easier when you go to plug a ipod into another computer? It creates tons of artificial barriers that do not benefit the customer.<BR/><BR/>3 - again, limitations in the software. The point of a TOOL is to ASSIST you, not hinder you. iTunes hurts you more often then it helps. Why is this beneficial?<BR/><BR/>4 - If Apple thought there was no need for ratings, why are they there? Remember you thought Apple did everything to make usability better. Here is another example of artificial barriers. Ratings are part of ID3, yet apple doesn't use it? Why?<BR/><BR/>5 - Again, if its not useful, why did the Church of Usability include it? <BR/><BR/>6 - Moving it because maybe.. uhh.. my hard drive fills up? I need to switch hard drives? I use my music for things OUTSIDE of iTunes? What happened to 'Think Different?' oh I'm sorry.. that's 'Think OUR WAY' don't know how they confused that<BR/><BR/>7 - You are confused about Zune. The Zune software is reskinned WMP 11 and simply replaces WMP. And why is Zune even relevant? I could care less about Zune.<BR/><BR/>8 - Again, software creating barriers, not lowering them. Signs of bad development<BR/><BR/>9 - The machine has 4 gigs of RAM, how much do you think I should have? Why should I throw it away for nothing? Why should I have programs running I DON'T WANT? <BR/><BR/>10 - Brilliant suggestion. <BR/><BR/>11 - mysql works quite well on Windows. Apple should recognize that 80+% of their market is using a version of their program that runs like a 3 legged dog. What ever happened to pride in your work?<BR/><BR/>12 - the 'feedback or go home' argument is weak. Posted to apple forums years ago - no change. I'm not going to spam them for things they can figure out by simply looking outside the Church.<BR/><BR/>14 - So again.. works only if you do it the Church's way.. on a Mac. And again, it only works if you do it the Church's way.. with them organizing your music.. their way. Think Different must mean 'Think my Different'<BR/><BR/>15 - again more barriers for something that should be simple. Software that hinders you vs helping you is not doing its job.<BR/><BR/>16 - uhh.. who controls the iPod? You can't point fingers here.. its all one house.<BR/><BR/>As for xbox.. again, why do I care?<BR/><BR/>Apple needs to focus on creating the best software to do your tasks, not focus on controlling your world.<BR/><BR/>Hey Apple.. take some of your own koolaid and THINK DIFFERENTStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917598924069926154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177972231130695701.post-15825657356493834232008-02-24T14:33:00.000-05:002008-02-24T14:33:00.000-05:001. Yes you are correct...Apple is a business. If y...1. Yes you are correct...Apple is a business. If you want the freedom to sell, organize, and control a music store, program it yourself and see if you can do a better job than Apple.<BR/><BR/>2. Apple controls iTunes in order to control the usability of their product. This is why the usability experience on a Mac destroys any other OS.<BR/><BR/>3. Change the name in iTunes, not the filename. <BR/><BR/>4. I would assume that if I put the music on my iPod in the first place, I rate it high....I have zero need to have ratings on my iPod.<BR/><BR/>5. *yawn* Talk about nit-picking.<BR/><BR/>6. Why move your music? I can understand copying it if you want to work with it in some janky 3rd party program. Leave your iTunes library alone already.<BR/><BR/>7. Yea? Let's compare this to the "other" mainstream OS. Windows Media Player won't even play music from the Zune market place...you can't buy music through WMP for your Zune...you can't buy movies for your Zune either...so you have to have TWO pieces of software installed for music and movies some of which WILL play in WMP and some of which WON'T play...sheeesh...this is a better solution?<BR/><BR/>8. Simple- Don't upgrade.<BR/><BR/>9. Buy more RAM?<BR/><BR/>10. We covered this in #8. Choose your QuickTime/iTunes settings and then don't upgrade.<BR/><BR/>11. Sounds like a Windows issue to me. Try comparing MySQL on Windows versus any *nix OS. Same issues.<BR/><BR/>12. Millions of people have already voted that they don't need these features. You have been overruled by the majority. See #1.<BR/><BR/>13. Offer your suggestions:<BR/>http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/browser/<BR/><BR/>14. Weird...I've migrated my iTunes library nearly half a dozen times in the past 4 years. No issues. But then again, I use a Mac.<BR/><BR/>15. This is as simple as creating specific playlists for each user/ipod in one account on a single computer, or as complicated (hardly) as copying selected songs to other computers for each user to use in his/her own library. On a Mac I can have multiple users on one computer, each with their own iTunes library using music protected by one iTunes account, and it only counts as ONE authorized computer. This sounds like a management issue to me, probably caused by the needless complexities of Windows.<BR/><BR/>16. This is a limitation of iPods, not of iTunes. Blame the RIAA, not Apple or iTunes. BTW, if you haven't written to the RIAA complaining about this, you have no right to complain.<BR/><BR/>17. See #16.<BR/><BR/>18. So don't use it. <BR/><BR/>19. Actually, Apple will allow you to download your music a second time. See:<BR/><BR/>http://thecontent.wordpress.com/2006/05/24/itunes-lets-people-re-download-all-your-music-once/<BR/><BR/>This is a one time only benefit, however. If you haven't learned to backup your music/videos after your first mistake, it is your loss, not Apples. Bandwidth isn't cheap.<BR/><BR/>20. See #7. You want to talk about bloat, let's talk about the Xbox360 with media expander. Sheeeesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com