EphPod was way better than iTunes. It was free, straightforward music management for the iPod, and in fact the only way for Windows users to use an iPod. To thi

EphPod was way better than iTunes. It was free, straightforward music management for the iPod, and in fact the only way for Windows users to use an iPod. To this day, iTunes (or "Music") still can't automatically keep your library in sync with the files on your computer, but EphPod automatically operated that way. I elaborated on other iTunes problems below, many of which it suffered from on day one. People just forget, or become used to degraded standards and functionality over time. As much as I hated (and still hate) iTunes, it was better than WinAmp. I'll give you that. And yes, the decade of forcing people to manage all the data and applications on a handheld Unix computer with a shoddy JUKEBOX app was an embarrassment to Apple and insulting to its customers.