Yeah, iTunes is one of the biggest reasons I don't like any of their 'i' products. It's bulky, temperamental, unintuitive, and just about the worst program ever. I REFUSE to install it, AND Quicktime, which is FORCED to install with iTunes, and vice versa.
Last time I checked, iTunes was over 80MEGS in size. Absolutely inexcusable. Apple is a joke.
Hell, I got a cheapy MP3 player. You plug it in, opens a folder like a USB Flash Drive, copy songs to drive, folders and all, and that's it. No shitTunes, no syncing, NOTHING. Just load and play, like it should be. It's been yeas and it still works (replaced by other devices by now), worked great, and had awesome battery life. Was less than any iPod model out there.
Now I have an Android phone, same idea. Plug in, copy, play. No bullshit.