Was a great device, actually better than the ipod. But ppl are blinded by anything Apple, a shame as my Sony MP3 player has more options and better sound.
The Apple marketing isteam engine powers on.
Funny, I hear Sony have improved recently, but the last time I used one of their MP3 Walkmans (a sleek, little rounded black type thing) I needed their proprietary software on my PC. And I know the iPod needs it too, but make no mistake, Sony's software was hideous, useless, slow, and needed to transcode everything to Sony's ATRAC format before sending to the player. There was no way I could possibly use it as my everyday audio player on the PC. Since that awful experience I have never considered buying another Sony player. Again, I know the iPod needs iTunes, but the way it's done is so much better, smoother, easier... And as a player, iTunes is good enough that I use it on Windows without even owning an iPod!
