Hi Brent,
Not sure why more people are not asking this same question. iTunes is so slow.. it seems they need to scrap whatever code they are using and they should start from scratch. I am sure there is some funny business with the code driving this interface. It just cannot be so slow.
@Apple: Thanks for taking my money each month, kindly provide a working iTunes which does not seem like it's running on a Pentium MMX. My Celeron used to run Winamp faster than this. You know what purchase the Winamp source code and integrate your DRM and Services stuff.. This would be much better than what you are shipping now.
BTW: I have worked with Apple some 7 Yrs ago. I never expected below par stuff to make it to customers. I personally used to love the level of detail we went into to make sure we give the best to the customer. That's why an Apple product is worth it's price. The current iTunes app on windows is slow that it's a shame.
Upset with current quality at Apple (that inspired me to always pursue best & innovative way to make anything).
They used to be folks who never took shortcuts.