On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:17:35 GMT, gibbo wrote:

(Note to all - if you want a MP3 player for anything EXCEPT
downloading from iTunes, the iPod is the LEAST convenient brand to
choose. Its whole setup is obsessed with rights management rather
than user convenience.)

Do enlighten us...

Because Apple run iTunes, I suppose. And want to make buying
rights-protected tracks from iTunes appear to be the norm.

I'd much rather use a system that stores files transparently, under
their original filenames, not assuming I want everything converted to
m4a format... An iPod CAN, but it isn't the system you're offered.