Existing users, 
I know iTunes seems to be perfect for most People, but for me it is just an slow Piece of Software which supports more the Marketing Needs of Apple and Apples ITMS than the User.
What I miss on the Apple Market today is an independent MP3 Suite which does: NOT depend on the Quicktime Libraries, does NOT want to "manage" any of my files, is independent to any Music Store and Marketing Systems, Provides an Lame Encoder, supports OGG, is fast and takes the Focus Back to Music instead of a Million unused Features...
I know I may be a bit Oldschool with my needs but I really miss the Days when there was a competetive Audion and MusicMatchJB,...
Apple iTunes
Jukebox, music store, listening library.
Version: 8.0.2
Alternatives?
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: TomatoWarrior Saturday, August 18 2007 @ 10:37 PM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Over One Year
Recommend Product: NO
Comments
Alternatives? - jspectre
Given your requirements iTunes is obviously not the program for you. Why whine about it? Just go find something else.Thursday, September 06 2007 @ 06:15 AM PDT
Alternatives? - plaque--2008
Try Songbird. It's in alpha stages but it's what I use on my linux box. It's stable and might be something you might like.Thursday, September 06 2007 @ 07:47 AM PDT
Alternatives? - ddg.alextek_dotmac
Tried VLC? It would seem to meet your requirements except for LAME encoding (it is only a player). For encoding, Max is a useful freeware option.I too often find that all the resource-hogging eye candy in iTunes gets in my way.
Thursday, September 06 2007 @ 08:03 AM PDT
Alternatives? - lawrence12
It's not a question of being old school, but rather a healthy desire to escape from the velvet-gloved tyranny of the market driven commodification of everything that makes life worth living. I too am heartily sick of the spin and the hype of this substitute for living a meaningful life that these giant corporations have ensnared us in. Don't be ashamed of rebelling against this trumped up "new school" brought to you by your generous corporate sponsor.Friday, September 07 2007 @ 07:15 AM PDT
Alternatives? - lawrence12
It's not a question of being old school, but rather a healthy desire to escape from the velvet-gloved tyranny of the market driven commodification of everything that makes life worth living. I too am heartily sick of the spin and the hype of this substitute for living a meaningful life that these giant corporations have ensnared us in. Don't be ashamed of rebelling against this trumped up "new school" brought to you by your generous corporate sponsor.Friday, September 07 2007 @ 07:20 AM PDT
Alternatives? - rrhawks
Slimserver. You don't have to run it thru a Squeezebox - it can easily be used as an Itunes replacement (runs in web browser) and handles all file types.Just point it at your music files directory.
http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_features.html
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