The main reason I think Apple are jerks is because I can’t simply drag and drop music into an iPhone.
Yeah, I hate the fact that there is no Linux support at all for iPhones that I'm aware of. Sucks. I actually have a Win-7 VM that has just one reason for existing. I use it to back up my phone prior to a major update. The whole 'itunes' thing is annoying in the extreme to me. Doesn't stop me from using an iPhone, but yeah, it's annoying.
Have you bothered to consider “why” Apple does this? If you can drag and drop music, you can drag and drop ANYTHING. VIri, Trojans, malware, ANYTHING.
Apple spent a great deal of time to prevent fools from themselves, and they don’t even get a “thank you” for the FREE APP that provides the security; yet allows you to add books, apps, blogs, music, and video