RIAA Radar (http://www.magnetbox.com/riaa/)
You can check to see if the music you're purchasing is from an RIAA cartel member or not. If it is, and you really want your music -- buy it second-hand from eBay or a local record store.
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Isn't paying them only $.99 per song punishment enough? *runs & ducks*
I really only like videos, after all, the music sucks anyway, might as well see all the jiggly bits.
I refuse to use iTunes on Windows because of the god-awfullness of it all. The UI bothers me, but what offends me more is the (appearant) forced bundling of iTunes and QuickTime.
However, I've used iTunes to buy music on the Mac as well, but I find that the RIAA has turned me off even from that business model with their greediness.
iTunes and Quicktime aren't bundled like everybody thinks, Apple's website is just not as clear as it could be.
When you go to download Quicktime, you get the option:
O - iTunes + Quicktime 7.4 for Windows 2000/XP
O - Quicktime 7.4 for Windows 95/98/ME
With the top one marked as default. If you notice, though, both of them download the exact same version of Quicktime, and the second download comes with no iTunes installer.
I think people assume they have to download iTunes because they have Windows XP, even though the Quicktime software is identical for both packages. The reason the top option says "2000/XP" next to it is because iTunes requires 2000 or XP, not because Quicktime does.
Anyway, the only way to hurt the RIAA is to convince artists to stop signing up on RIAA labels.
Hence the reason I said appearant. Do you honestly think that Joe P ComputerUser can figure this out on their own?
Not only is it bundling (which pisses me off), but it's deceitful.