Itunes 5 makes computer non-usable - crashes, can't boot

I just want to add myself to the list of people out there saying that itunes 5 has seriously damaged the entire system. Other posters are blaming the users for having system problems before install of itunes 5, but I am another person with a rock-solid 17" powerbook that does not now function after itunes 5.
my computer just went black about a week ago, and since then it won't even boot, sometimes boots to the gray screen before blacking out. I've reset PRAM, the PMU, run disk utility (no repairs needed), run fsck, all multiple times. I've had it boot all the way once out of 40-50 times. THen, after 5 minutes, it got the grey, black screen of death, and I had to hard restart. I don't even get to the startup chime, 45 out of 50 times of attempted starts. My $2000 computer is useless.
Its certainly been hard to make my freelance deadlines with no computer and no access to my data. I can't even boot in firewire mode.
After iPhoto 5 making all of my wedding pictures bright red (that was incredibly sad and disappointing), and now the powerbook being unworkable for my hoenymoon, well, lets say I think Apple needs to fire some people, big time.
(footnote for context is that my cousins who work at microsoft and became millionares at the age of 25 advise everyone to buy Mac - just think how tough it would be to have a windows machine, given how bad this is!)

I'm having the exact same problem, which is causing similarly excrutiating difficulties for me, since I am both working freelance online and trying to apply to graduate school. On top of that, I am currently living in China, do not know where or how to get my mac repaired here, especially not by someone who knows English, and my OS CD is in New York. Any suggestions??!?!? Please help me.

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