So imagine Microsoft releases a new patch for Windows Media Player. You install it and now you have the Zune software. How many people do you think would be pissed about that?
When I setup my desktop last week I didn't install iTunes because I don't really have a need for it. But I did install QuickTime and Apple Software Update.
This morning Apple software update kicked in and wants to install iTunes + QuickTime to patch iTunes which doesn't exist on my computer. So I thought I would let it update my machine to see if it was smart enough to realize I only have QuickTime and just update that if necessary.
Nope! It installed iTunes. So Apple is installing iTunes using it Apple update process for a product I'm not even using. I can't wait until they push Mac OS X on me.