Well, iTunes isn't really built for a cross-platform kit, it is primarily built for OSX with a compatibility layer for Windows where needed (I think)... at least the shortcomings only really show up under Windows, under OSX it's a big app but generally runs well (speaking for myself here).
But, my point is that you'd think a company that knows how much ported/meta-platform apps suck would try to avoid it by making iTunes for Windows (along with QuickTime and Safari) look and feel less like OSX apps wedged into Windows and more like "good Windows citizens".
Granted, iTunes for Windows is pretty old, and it's possible Apple's struggles with it contributed to the decision to ban 3rd party toolkits from iOS.
(Or Apple just doesn't give a shit about Windows and is annoyed they have to cater to it at all, which is why all their Windows software kinda sucks.)
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Well, iTunes isn't really built for a cross-platform kit, it is primarily built for OSX with a compatibility layer for Windows where needed (I think)... at least the shortcomings only really show up under Windows, under OSX it's a big app but generally runs well (speaking for myself here).
But, my point is that you'd think a company that knows how much ported/meta-platform apps suck would try to avoid it by making iTunes for Windows (along with QuickTime and Safari) look and feel less like OSX apps wedged into Windows and more like "good Windows citizens".
Granted, iTunes for Windows is pretty old, and it's possible Apple's struggles with it contributed to the decision to ban 3rd party toolkits from iOS.
(Or Apple just doesn't give a shit about Windows and is annoyed they have to cater to it at all, which is why all their Windows software kinda sucks.)