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What percentage of iPhone/Touch users don't use iTunes

t0mat0

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Are there any data/ statistics to show how many Touch/iPhone users don't user iTunes at all?

I'm wondering whether a>100MB app size would be too big these days, and alienate many Touch and iPhone users? (Do many users actually attempt to download >100MB apps over wifi? Or just not buy the app?)
 
t0mat0 said:
Are there any data/ statistics to show how many Touch/iPhone users don't user iTunes at all?

I'm wondering whether a>100MB app size would be too big these days, and alienate many Touch and iPhone users? (Do many users actually attempt to download >100MB apps over wifi? Or just not buy the app?)
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well i have 2 people where i work who have iphones that don't even have computers. every update they ask me to install it for them. they download an ocassional free app.
 
My wife doesn't. There are also a couple of people at work who have iPhones and don't use itunes as well.
 
I'm sure there's plenty of people who have their phones activated in-store that don't even know what iTunes is.

At the same time, there's people like me who rely heavily on iTunes for backup/media management purposes.

If I had to guess, I'd say the former are probably more numerous.
 
I hate iTunes with a passion! But, I'm forced to using iTunes to sync my contacts, calendar, photos and music.

Every now and then iTunes will just delete all my photos off my iPhone, except for the camera roll. And every now and then iTunes screws up my playlist or screw up the MP3 files (I will not use AAC and I don't buy music from Apple, Amazon is the place to buy since there is no DMA and yes, I know Apple allow non-DMA AAC songs).
 
Many many of our clients have iPhones and never use iTunes

I was setting up a guys phone with a new email account, and I was trying to copy something, but I couldn't ...

He didn't have 3.0 ....

I Asked him do you sync via iTunes...

his response "i What?"

Anywho, I loaded up iTunes and downloaded 3.0 for him. He was much happier.
 
I also hate iTunes. I use it very rarely, only to update s/w or pictures or podcasts. I haven't connected to iTunes since the last update.

iTunes has evolved into so much more than a music store that Apple originally envisioned, it's name needs to change to iStore or iMedia etc.
 
I'm definitely not a fan of iTunes, but I do use it simply so I can get my music on and update the iPhone. I do know of some people who don't use it though, my aunt and uncle for example.
 
I need iTune. Lets me rip music off my CD collection and sync to the phone easily.

I do periodic backup and sync. No better tools for this than iTune.

Of course, firmware updates always require it.
 
I like iTunes a lot. It keeps things in one central location. Backing up the folder itself is as simple as copying it to an external so if I ever have to reformat or change my system, no worries. I don't have to deal with DRM with my movies in iTunes when I do that either. I just authorize my machine. Smooth and simple.

Windows media on the other hand is atrocious! No thanks!
 
iTunes is a pain in the ass.

I use it when I have to. It usually seems to wipe all my contacts off my phone, and the latest 9.1 version kept crashing on sync and wouldn't restore my phone. I had to downgrade back to 9.0.3 to get the phone working again.

The next time I will use iTunes is when OS4 is out.
 
pintnight said:
I hate iTunes with a passion! But, I'm forced to using iTunes to sync my contacts, calendar, photos and music.

Every now and then iTunes will just delete all my photos off my iPhone, except for the camera roll. And every now and then iTunes screws up my playlist or screw up the MP3 files (I will not use AAC and I don't buy music from Apple, Amazon is the place to buy since there is no DMA and yes, I know Apple allow non-DMA AAC songs).
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I completely agree with you, I hate ITunes too it's so clunky and unresponsive on my PC.

And I also use Amazon for my downloads a lot cheaper and better deals than iTunes.
 
I use iTunes all the time on my computers but I very rarely connect my iPhone to iTunes. I have start iTunes when iPhone is connected disabled so I only ever sync when a new firmware is released. I have no music on my iPhone, I have an itouch and nano for that, have never used my calendar, have never synced photos to my computer and have never synced contacts from my computer to my iPhone. Calling it underutilization of the phone but I couldn't be happier. I've never synced a phone before this and I don't really see the need.
 
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