Give me 3 reason why iTunes isn't the greatest media player

Proprietary botnet.
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> No FLAC
> No customizability
> Made by Apple

>>54927364
I only need one: It's iTunes.

>>54927364
cue linux fags

>>54927421
what customizability is it lacking that you require?

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>>54927364 Yep, great online library for preview and nice integration with headphones.

>>54927364
Honestly, iTunes is pretty decent. I can't really find another media player that sanely managed podcasts like iTunes does.

Though, podcasts are the only thing I use it for.

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>not using alac
While it encodes the same way as FLAC, it has a few advantages:
1. better tags, whose can be read by practically anything and by all major OS, whose don't have predefined values
2. ability to embed cover art in the file
3. being supported by a marginally better number of applications

>>54927364
gr8 b8 m8, foobar has more customization

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AIMP here.

Who needs itunes?

>>54927913
>written in delphi

>>54927364
>doesnt play flac files
>cant search radio stations anymore (since they introduced apple music)
>creates automatic albums for every file I open (even if I dont want to add it to itunes)

>>54927364
Does it still take forever to load, and then lags like a piece of shit? I have to be honest, I haven't used iTunes in a good 6 years, or more. I never plan to again, but I am just curious, if it is still a pile of steaming garbage.

>>54927953
very responsive on osx
on windows still shit (v.11 at least)

Incredibly bloated
No FLAC playback
Deletes your music

>>54927364
>storing musics
>not using spotify
how retarded can you be mate?

>>54927364
>itunes need to be on to update xcode

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>>54927913
>tfw no audacious for OS X
>tfw no deadbeef with plugin integration like the linux one on OS X
Vox is still the best music player with Clementine.

>>54927972
>>54927947
>not using ALAC >>54927819

>>54927989
>ALAC
not even once

>>54927416
>Bloatware
>Botnet
> Heavy restricts on your media, and the content that your consume.


It's a nice online libary, but that's it.

>>54927989
I'm obviously using it fucking moron, but its inconvenient for me to convert flac to alac every time I download something

>inb4 pay for music

>made by apple
>proprietary botnet
>gtfo

>>54927421
> No FLAC
ALAC.

I don't know how you want to customize a media player, but it's probably in completely useless ways.

>Apple
>Limits how many activations on your account
>Bloatware

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>>54927364

born to shitpost

>>54927989
>>54928085
>muh special snowflake format

Winamp is best

>>54927364
They removed the "songs" view in an update so you cannot really sort by albums anymore.