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Can we have the Genius sidebar back please iTunes 10.0.1?

Once again a useful (to me) tool, the Genius sidebar, has been replaced with a useless (to me) one, the Ping sidebar. There seems to be no way to select which sidebar we want to use. I do not, and will not use Ping...its sidebar in iTunes 10.0.1 is a complete waste of space for me. Yes I kow I can hide the Ping sidebar and I have already doen so, but it would be really nice if I could get the Genius sidebar back.

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Posted on Sep 25, 2010 8:07 AM

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Sep 25, 2010 7:36 PM in response to Jolly Giant

Jolly Giant wrote:

HELLO-O !?

anybody see my post above ?

this is a user-to-user forum. Apple ain't hearing you !

you need to use the proper channel -> _*iTunes feedback*_ for suggestions/feature requests 😉

J GG

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Feedback sent but, really, Apple won't listen. They think Ping is something we need. After all, they've been thinking (differently) for us for decades now. 😉

Sep 25, 2010 8:41 PM in response to marconiusrex

marconi...sorry but no...the Genius sidebar has been replaced with the Ping sidebar. At present you can disable the Ping sidebar and Ping dropdown arrows in your music library and get the old store arrows back, (see http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2593347&tstart=0) but unfortunately, the only way to get the Genius sidebar back is to backrev your iTunes to 10.0.

Gee, thanks a bunch Uncle Stevie! 😟 That's Apple for ya...ramming changes down users' throats and leaving them with no choice in the matter.

Sep 29, 2010 11:20 PM in response to Uncle Spellbinder

They may, to a degree. BUT: we know this is a user to user, so where else can a person complain, have someone actually read your complaint, and then commiserate with you about what a crappy job ⚠ is being done? I for one would like to know, although I am sure someone here will get on their high-horse and direct me to the complaints department for Apple, Inc.
Sorry, I just have about had it with Apple, Facebook and the like! Yes, they decide what WE need/want, ram it down our throats, and like lemmings...off we go. I know they won't "hear" my complaints, or yours for that matter, but hey, at least we can agree with each other and know that we aren't the only "fools" in the boat. (and yes, I consider myself one of those fools, I mean, I use itunes, ipods, facebook, along with everyone (?) else.)
Thank you so much for "listening".

Sep 30, 2010 7:49 AM in response to Jolly Giant

Jolly Giant wrote:
TheXFrame wrote:
Give us at least the OPTION to use the Genius Sidebar again to FIND MUSIC.


HELLO-O !?

anybody see my post above ?

this is a user-to-user forum. Apple ain't hearing you !

you need to use the proper channel -> _*iTunes feedback*_ for suggestions/feature requests 😉

J GG

User uploaded file


You are not entirely correct. I have been contacted directly by Apple regarding a problem that I posted in these forums. They peruse them, make no mistake.

Can we have the Genius sidebar back please iTunes 10.0.1?

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