In article 2004012909433416807%newsgroups@larryandjennynet ,
Larry Fransson wrote:

On 2004-01-29 07:37:31 -0800, "Jay Honeck" said:

When you find a song you want, just click on "Buy this song" and it
downloads in MP3 format.

It's not actually MP3 format. It's AAC (Advanced Audio Codec). That
difference might be lost on most people, but it's important. Playing from
your computer (using iTunes) or burning to a CD is no problem. But if
you're planning to transfer your tunes to a portable player, you'll want to
make sure that it supports AAC. A lot of manufacturers are going with the
"Microsoft Standard" of WMA, and excluding AAC.

One way around that is to burn the tunes to CD and then rip them to
whichever format you need. Audiophiles will howl (because you're adding
losses upon losses), but the rest of us probably won't be able to tell the
difference.


But the iPod itself commands 25% of the market, and it plays AAC great..