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Does iTunes work with other mp3 players?
snoinipO
01-09-2009
If so, which and how? Thank you
Gormond
01-09-2009
Nope.
Fromez
01-09-2009
Define work - you can download music and transfer it to other players, if the mp3 players support mp4/AAC files. You can't use iTunes to transfer music to other players though, apart from the Palm Pre mobile phone.
PrinceGaz
03-09-2009
Apple actively prevent non-Apple MP3/4 players from synchronising using the iTunes software. You will be able to play any non-DRM MP3 music tracks purchased from the iTunes Music Store on any MP3 player (but the DRM infested tracks they used to sell will only play on certain devices, mainly iPods and computers with iTunes installed).
gemma-the-husky
04-09-2009
i understood that

a) an mp3 file will play on anything, and is freely copyable but
b) wma files carry drm information that can limit copying and
b) itunes stuff will only work with ipods

we make sure we only use mp3s
Fromez
04-09-2009
Last two posts above me aren't strictly true, e.g. @ PrinceGaz, iTunes doesn't sell mp3s, it sells AAC/mp4 files as mentioned above.

@ Gemma, all wma files aren't protected but the ones bought from online stores are likely to be. iTunes music are now mostly (if not all) DRM-free and now play on any mp3 player that supports AAC/mp4 formats.

Purists will tell you that other formats like AAC are better quality than mp3s but I'm like you, I only buy my music in mp3 format.
moisie
04-09-2009
Originally Posted by Fromez:
“Last two posts above me aren't strictly true, e.g. @ PrinceGaz, iTunes doesn't sell mp3s, it sells AAC/mp4 files as mentioned above.

@ Gemma, all wma files aren't protected but the ones bought from online stores are likely to be. iTunes music are now mostly (if not all) DRM-free and now play on any mp3 player that supports AAC/mp4 formats.

Purists will tell you that other formats like AAC are better quality than mp3s but I'm like you, I only buy my music in mp3 format.”

Why? Any device that doesn't support AAC is either incredibly old or plain rubbish. iTunes and the iPod have had the vast majority of the market for years now so it's not as if it's not the norm for devices to need to support it and when you add in all the myriad of other devices that do it's just stupid to launch a product that doesn't. AAC is the dominant format now plain and simple, that it's also the better one (than mp3) is just another reason to use it.
DotNetWill
04-09-2009
Originally Posted by moisie:
“Why? Any device that doesn't support AAC is either incredibly old or plain rubbish. iTunes and the iPod have had the vast majority of the market for years now so it's not as if it's not the norm for devices to need to support it and when you add in all the myriad of other devices that do it's just stupid to launch a product that doesn't. AAC is the dominant format now plain and simple, that it's also the better one (than mp3) is just another reason to use it.”

I don't think I'm reading that right, it sounds like you're saying AAC is the most dominant music format?!
Dolares
04-09-2009
I heard Palm Pre supports iTunes or anyhow does work with iTunes, fully, isn't that right?
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