So WHY should I upgrade?

Seeing all the issues people have had with
upgrading, is there ANY compelling reason
to do it? I know only those with problems post
and there are thousands who had no issues, but
why take the chance?
I have a 30gig Photo iPod, so the video benefits
are worthless. Just looking to find out what
differences there are between iTunes 5 and 6.

hi HoboPelican! (what a splendid alias.)
good question, and one that isn't especially easy to research (from a standing start).
to keep track of major feature changes in the versions, my first port of call is the Wikipedia itunes changelog:
iTunes version history
to keep track of security upgrades, i go here:
Apple security updates
(a hole in itunes 5.0.x was patched starting with 6.0.0.18, and QT 7.0.4 (which we first started getting with itunes version 6.0.2.23) patched some holes in earlier versions of QT 7.0.x.)
to keep track of minor improvements and bug fixes, i keep an eye on new and updated Apple KB docs via this page:
Articles modified in last 7 days
(which is also how i accidentally discovered that itunes 6.0.3.5 had been released.)
in terms of that sort of thing ... here's most of what i can think of terms of articles on bug fixes and performance tweaks and whatnot between itunes 5.0.1.3 and 6.0.4.2 (which is the version we were at as of the time of me starting to write this reply).
AirTunes: iTunes volume level does not affect remote speakers when using multiple speakers
iTunes 6.0.2: Wrong number of rating stars when configuring Smart Playlist rule
iTunes 6.0.2 quits unexpectedly when you connect ipod
iTunes for Windows quits unexpectedly importing CDs on a dual-processor or dual-core computer
iTunes for Windows: Audio files do not play in iTunes 5 or 6
iTunes: Changing the display language in Windows
iTunes 6: -208 Error message when playing iTunes Music Store content
... and i'm pretty sure that i must have missed at least one thing and probably more in that list.
but if you don't want any of the new features, and your itunes 5.0.x is working perfectly fine at the moment, there's no pressing reason that i can think of for you to upgrade.
love, b

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