iTunes 11 (Issue With Genius and iTunes Store)

[leerkeller]

In previous versions of iTunes I made good use of the genius feature. In iTunes 11 it requires me to have an apple id and log into it for genius to function. I do not have an apple id account and cannot create one due to a lack of a credit card. I have also noticed that without an apple account I cannot even browse music in the itunes store, which I was able to do in the previous version.

Is there any way around this issue that would let me use Genius? If not can I downgrade back to iTunes 10, and would that solve my problems?

Thanks in Advance,
Lee Keller

 

[Mackilroy]

You can create an Apple ID here. Nowhere is a credit card mentioned.