Thread: I need a substitute for itunes
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Old 10-03-2009, 11:13 PM   #4
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(I'd also think you may not need iTunes just to transfer files, but since you own one and not me, you'd have to tell me.)
You have to have itunes running at least once so you can initialize the Ithing. And you have to have an account or you can't download any apps.

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Of course, these gripes about a company that goes to this much trouble for customer lock-in sounds kind of funny from someone who owns a Kindle...

The Kindle is not at all locked in to Amazon when compared to Itunes. The Kindle is recognized as a standard USB device; all I need to do is drag and drop to load ebooks. Okay, there is some degree of lock in, true. But on a scale of 1 to 10 Amazon is a 4, and aPple is a 13.
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