Posted by Margrave of Brandenburg on 12/10/06 21:18

"Zeus" <zephs@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message
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> Mediamonkey - far superior to iTunes.
> "jan kowalski" <admin2@xxx.wokiss.pl> wrote in message
> news:1fvi4edb1bbrm.mvbducsnsvn8$.dlg@40tude.net...
>> What is the closest WinXP freeware alternative to iTunes that:
>> - Doesn't delete songs periodically (like iTunes seems to do)
>> - Doesn't phone home (I have no need for Internet songs)
>> - Allows songs to go directly into an existing iPod playlist
>>
>> I've learned to hate iTunes with a passion. Not only does it install
>> crapware (like QuickTime) on my system in forced locations (iTunes gives
>> you no option to put Quicktime where you want to put it) - and not only
>> does it constantly phone home (thankfully all iTunes requests are blocked
>> by my firewall) - but worse than that - recently I lost all the songs out
>> of my iPod nano because of iTunes. I hate iTunes!

Why is Quick Time considered crapware?
I don't like it ... so I don't use it.
But it troubles me not at all that it's installed as part of itunes.

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