Why Haven't I Noticed This Years Ago

Maybe I've been drinking the Apple Kool-Aid for far to long. Usually when I see a new update for iTunes I wait for a week or two before updating and to be honest I really do not need to update because I still have the 5th gen iPod and the iPod mini. I don't have an iPod Touch or an iPhone and I know I will get a new iPod and invest in a iPod Touch and iPhone but I decided to dive in download it because I read some of the small new features with iTunes like iTunes Ping, Airplay, even the cool little Capacity toolbar at the bottom of iTunes that shows how much space you have left on your device. (I love eye-candy as well as quality hardware and software). So I updated it and restarted my computer and when I opened iTunes 10...well...it's ugly...BUTT UGLY

Maybe it's just on the Windows side but I don't think so because I know this is the same on the Apple side. Has anyone written Apple (and now that I'm writing this I will write Apple) told them how bland and just BUTT UGLY the UI (User Interface) is on iTunes. It hurts my eyes to look at this mess. Calling it a hot mess would be a compliment. I know some may say, "looks don't matter" but come on, Apple is known for style and I know someone over at that lab could come up with a way of changing skins on this repugnant application. Windows Media Player gives you the option of changing skins, Winamp, Media Monkey. It's not the most important thing but as large as this music app is you would think iTunes would give you the option but it never has.



Maybe we have given Apple a pass because again of the great hardware they make but if you are sitting at your computer with iTunes open do you really want to look at this sorid UI? This is far beyond bland. This is something Google would have for an UI but not Apple.

We can't swap out the batteries on our mobile devices but you could at least you give us the option of changing how iTunes look.