I would take the whole thing even further, why should you have to load on iTunes at all!

You should be able to load on music you own in any method you like, not tied to an app which I personally find to be pretty crap at managing 40Gb+ of music.

Baah Humbug Apple! I think a driver CD is a standard thing, you shouldn't need an internet connection just to listen to music you already own!

Cheers

Cris.