"No longer authorized" message... again...

Using iTunes f/Win on Win8, latest release of iTunes...
OK, so, I plug in my iPod again this morning to re-sync it with fresh podcast downloads, and suddenly iTunes says it's "no longer authorized for this computer". I've NEVER plugged this iPod into any other machine of any kind with any version of iTunes whatsoever. So I let it authorize the iPod for iTunes on this machine. I log onto the Store, check my account, and it says it's now authorized for 5 out of 5 machines. I don't even OWN five machines. When I bought my iPod a few weeks ago, it said three. So overnight, it's suddenly at 5 computers. Can't check the machines that are authorized under my account, as the only option is to De-auth All Machines. Did so, re-auth'd this machine, and continued on my way.
So the question is this: I've seen this problem a couple times a year, on my machines and on machines of people at work (iPhones, iPads, etc). Out of the blue, suddenly iTunes says there's authorization issues, or it refuses to sync something. How can this problem be prevented (yes, I'm taking the high road and not mentioned the bugs that have been in iTunes for YEARS)? And no, uninstalling iTunes and reinstalling, then restoring Libraries (if backups are made) isn't an option, especially on work machines. Is there an alternative to iTunes yet? Problems with iTunes are the single reason I don't recommend Apple products, and if my Zune hadn't died after 5 years of flawless functionality, I wouldn't have bought an iPod.
Suggestions beyond uinstall/reinstall? Is there a bug forum where people can help each other with work-arounds to iTunes problems/bugs?
Thanks.
Steve

Start iTunes on Mavericks, and select iTunes Store from the left nav panel. Provide your AppleID and password. Once signed in, select App Store from the top iTunes menu bar. Select the iPhone tab, and then under All Categories, you will see a bunch of Quick Links. Choose Apps Made by Apple, and then Pages. Once the IOS Pages is downloaded, you would then select your iPhone name from the DEVICES nav location, and Sync.
Don't forget to sign out of iTunes.

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