I am a Linux user with an iPod. Like people in my situation will know, the iPod support from the various Linux music applications is not that good. (I know there are several external applications, but I want an all-in-one iTunes alike solution.) They all lack something which makes me don't want to use it and up until now I've only found 2 players who actually do a decent job: Banshee and Amarok.
Banshee lacks compilations support though, which is a problem for me since I have lots of compilation discs. They hacked together some sort of implementation in the latest version but it still seems to cause iPod synchronization issues and you have to apply weird tricks to your MP3 tags. Not user friendly at all, thus not usable. I really like the Banshee project, but they seem to keep doing things wrong somehow.
Amarok works OK on all fields. They have compilation support, MP4 video support,... The current Amarok version is quite perfect for my needs. Until you read the release notes of Amarok 2.0. If it works and everybody's happy with it, don't change it. When will they learn?
So, unless anyone can provide me with a decent alternative I'm afraid I will stay with the current Amarok version...