[the anti-liberal]

There are better portable MP3 players than the iPod out there, such as the one's made by Creative Labs and the Dell player, which is a re-badge Creative Labs player.

Better pricing as well.

The iPod is marketing genius, but again, there are better MP3 players out there for less money.

Bears repeating. Like M$, it's all marketing- you're being played.

[lainie]

Not if you use a mac and use the associated mac software, necessarily. It is ultra convenient and very user friendly.