You're not. I've met very few OS X users that are even aware there is a strong contingent out there that despises iTunes. On OS X it's still great, and as of iT

You're not. I've met very few OS X users that are even aware there is a strong contingent out there that despises iTunes. On OS X it's still great, and as of iTunes 12 it's back up to the speed level it should have always been, that includes syncing. On Windows it has its foibles, but I still use it every single day at work. It's more than manageable, it's just not as responsive as it should be because of how it is built. On both operating systems it tries to do too much. Where it excels is as a simple, clean jukebox. Start using it to manage movies or anything else and the flaws show up in spades, but that's never what it was to me. I've been using iTunes since I was 9 years old. I've used every major version and it's one of the only programs I was using on OS 9 that I still use every day on OS X. As a jump-in-and-go library based jukebox, it pretty much has no equal. Throw in iTunes Match so my home library is instantly available on my phone and work PC, and I never have a reason to use anything else.