My last post hatin' on iTunes was admittedly a mass of swearing and improperly directed hate. Although it has yielded quite a few comments, it doesn't properly articulate the problem with Apple and iTunes.
This piece however, by Charlie Brooker is a better article about iTunes and Apple products in general:
They make you feel good, Apple products. The little touches: the rounded corners, the strokeable screens, the satisfying clunk as you fold the Macbook shut – it's serene. Untroubled. Like being on Valium.
Until, that is, you try to do something Apple doesn't want you to do. At which point you realise your shiny chum isn't on your side. It doesn't even understand sides. Only Apple: always Apple.
Read I don't hate Macs, but they do give me a syncing feeling by Charlie Brooker on the Guardian.