I used it for a long time before I got an iPod. You don't need an iPod to use iTunes.
I have a collect of music and was thinking about letting MCE take over playing all my music because my ipod just died. what else do you guys use to organize your music. i dont really want to buy another ipod but i use the rating system. and like to listen to my 60 to 80 gigs of music randomly by the songs i like the most

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