Not being an active Windows user I'm not fully aware of the problem, but it sounds like you're building a duct tape defense here. Defending Norton's sins with a less well-known competitor or GC slowdowns because they're a lesser evil are both valid points
But neither approach the deeper observation that the software development community and/or conventions introduce a lot of harm in the user's perspective.
It would probably require Apple to redesign iTunes and institute a large impediment to installing legacy apps. I think that's exactly the point though, right? itunes is doing mildly hostile things and anything that's "legacy" at that point is going to be build during an era of user hostility.
But neither approach the deeper observation that the software development community and/or conventions introduce a lot of harm in the user's perspective.
It would probably require Apple to redesign iTunes and institute a large impediment to installing legacy apps. I think that's exactly the point though, right? itunes is doing mildly hostile things and anything that's "legacy" at that point is going to be build during an era of user hostility.