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>> It took extra work for Apple programmers to add a function to iTunes that removes songs not purchased in the same region. I certainly wasn't involved in the
by fixermark 12y ago
>> It took extra work for Apple programmers to add a function to iTunes that removes songs not purchased in the same region.
I certainly wasn't involved in the project, but it's easy to imagine a scenario where it's actually easier to do it this way. "Replace data" is an easier operation to implement than "merge."
- Karunamon 12y agoThat was my read on this too. Consider how an iPod reacts (or used to, I haven't used one in a long time now) when you plug it into an iTunes instance that isn't the one you originally synced it with - it asks if you want to flatten everything and replace it with the contents of the connected library.