Agreed: "Excellent support for podcasts, mostly free podcast subscriptions.
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Agreed: "Easy to access music on other computers on home network"
Agreed: "Available for both Mac and Windows"
Agreed: "Manages media files automatically OR allows user to manage them manually."
Agreed: "Auto-tag MP3 rips on import."
Disagreed: "Auto-import album artwork."
Agreed: "Built-in backup function allows cross-platform backups of media library to optical media."
Agreed: "Supports incremental backup - only tracks that have been added since last backup are saved, so uses less disk space."
Agreed: "Entire iTunes store catalog is now available in DRM-free format"
Agreed: "built to promote a proprietary online music store"
Agreed: "oversimplified, few options for power users"
Agreed: "Cover flow is very CPU / GPU intensive
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Agreed: "part of a closed system - intended to keep users locked to Apple hardware (iPod), software and media outlets"
Agreed: "not at all modular, cannot expand usability or remove unused components"
Agreed: "No native support for Linux
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Disagreed: "Links break if network media go down"
Disagreed: "High startup time on Windows"
Disagreed: "Annoying reminders pop-up to upgrade all the time"
Disagreed: "Slows down Windows"
Disagreed: "Installs many services and bloatware"
Agreed: "Clean, slick, easy to use interface."
Agreed: "Easy-to-use synching with iPod device"