Why is iTunes under windows on modern hardware so slow?

Any idea why iTunes 10 (latest rev) is so unbelievably slow on both my desktop and laptop? Both are 8 core, with 16gb ram, running win 7 x64. Every app flies on them, except for iTunes, where every button click takes a few seconds to process!!. The iTunes store is slow, browsing music is slow, and It just seems the UI is completely laggy. I have a 100mbps Internet connection, so that isn't an issue.
I have a hard time believing Apple could make such a poorly tuned software product, so I'm assuming something is wrong on my end. Any ideas?

Try this,
Go to Command prompt
(Start/All Programs/Accessories, right mouse click "Command Prompt", Run as Administrator.)
In the Command Prompt screen, type in
netsh winsock reset
Hit ENTER key.
Reboot computer.
Check to see if things are back to normal.

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