I dislike most Apple software even if I like their hardware. From Itune and podcast that always try to sell me something instead of just letting me use my libr

I dislike most Apple software even if I like their hardware. From Itune and podcast that always try to sell me something instead of just letting me use my library to mail or safari to iCloud. Seems to me they are good at pushing the boundaries in hardware and integration, but the software make me run in the other direction. Is there value in their software?