iTunes

Why is it that when my iPod synchronises with iTunes on OS X, the iTunes window insists on jumping to the front?
OnWinXP, I have iTunes minimised to the tray, so it doesn't even take up space on the taskbar, and remains tucked away during iPod syncing, so I can keeping doing whatever without interruption.

In OS X, not only does iTunes take up space in the dock when running (like almost every other program), but if you plug in an iPod or iPad, well of course you must want to watch your device synchronise. Because you, poor user, can only do one thing at a time, can't you. Apple understands this. So you want to synchronise youir iPod, here is your iTunes window showing you the synchronisation. What? You wanted to keep typing that email while the synchronisation happens? Now, now, just take some time to switch back to the email...yes, you will have to do it every time...no, I can't just quietly synchronise in the background...why? well...um...because you should change your Windoze ways!