I don't want iTunes +

I was buying music and noticed something pop up asking me to check out iTunes Plus. I went ahead just to see what it was but then saw that songs would no longer be 99cents but $1.29. I would rather just buy the cheaper songs. But now songs only show up at $1.29 and I have no idea how to set the store so that my songs show up at 99cents again. I basically can't buy these songs that I wantd to buy now until I can return them to the normal price.

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I tried out ITunes and didn't like it. I do need Quicktime for certain applications and is pretty much a necessity otherwise I would dump it because of the way Apple is trying to force their products down my throat.
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You could uninstall ASU, and go to the following page to pick up the standalone QT installers when a new version comes out:
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If you want the functionality in ASU to "Never show an update of this type", it might be worth submitting a feature request to Apple using the product feedback forms. ASU doesn't have its own feedback form, but since you go it with QuickTime, the QuickTime feedback form seems appropriate enough:
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Someone tell Apple Software Update that I don't want itunes!!

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I have quicktime installed in order to view quicktime movies, and never had any interest in itunes whatsoever. The apple-centric behavior of the Apple Software Update is really annoying! When did i express any interest in itunes to begin with? How does downloading quicktime then give apple the permission to constantly harass me about their other software?? Where was the box to tick to express my disinterst in itunes?Any thoughts?

stephenLS wrote:
Is anyone else really annoyed by the apple software update perpetually asking if you want to download itunes?
I have quicktime installed in order to view quicktime movies, and never had any interest in itunes whatsoever. The apple-centric behavior of the Apple Software Update is really annoying! When did i express any interest in itunes to begin with? How does downloading quicktime then give apple the permission to constantly harass me about their other software?? Where was the box to tick to express my disinterst in itunes?Any thoughts?
...And how is this different from Windows Update being Windows-centric? I know when I update on XP, I get listings on updates for everything form the newest Media Player to Outlook. If you don't want the update, then don't select it (or like said above, ignore it).
I'm not trying to flame, but this is a bit trivial. At least now there is a central way of doing Apple Updates, unlike the old days when you had to monitor the Apple website.
So leave the gun, and take the cannoli. It's all good.

Want to use iPod as a disk, but don't want iTunes to start

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I am a college student, and I am home for the semester break. I have some files that I am wanting to transfer to my 30GB iPod from our home computer before I go back to school; but when I plug it, in iTunes always starts. My sister has an iTunes library for her Nano on our home computer, and I don't want to mess anything of her's up. Is there any way that I can set iTunes so it doesn't automatically start when I connect my iPod? Any help would be great.
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Uh, what if that button is nonexistent whenever I (correctly) look for it? I'm tired of "Download iTunes Plus!!!!!" every time I unsuccesfully attempt to download a song. I'm contemplating taking Steve Jobs hostage.

I don't want itunes to backup my iphone all the time

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1) No
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Don't want Itunes to automatically update my IPOD

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I'm trying to find an easy way to import my MP3 collection into iTunes without moving, copying or changing it.
I can't believe that iTunes doesn't have this feature, as even the most basic music players always have this.
I only use iTunes to sync my iPod, as I like Media Monkey to play my MP3s.
I have 137GB of MP3s, mainly from my ripping my CDs, LPs and downloading from Amazon. I've only purchased a handful of songs from iTunes,
Any ideas on how to do this easily?

DAReese13 wrote:
I can't believe that iTunes doesn't have this feature, as even the most basic music players always have this.
It does have that feature. Why would you assume that it doesn't?
DAReese13 wrote:
I'm trying to find an easy way to import my MP3 collection into iTunes without moving, copying or changing it.
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That's all there is to it.
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Do I have to install iTunes 7 or is there a way around it?
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