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RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes
Okay, did someone have a LONG weekend? This is so old it's strange to find out mow - Apple = iPod = iTunes = AAC (native format). Knew this before even getting an iPod.

I actually switch that setting a lot. My routine is to (when I get a new CD) rip it into my master library in Apple Lossless and then file the disc and booklet in a binder as the ultimate backup. The jewel case gets stored for a while and if in a few months it isn't needed it is discarded.

Once in there, I switch to MP3 at 192kbps and create a second copy. This one goes into the library I export to for my iPod, etc. Reason, space on the portable device, and it works with Windows too (the AAC codecs for WMP and Media Center are a bit flaky). Now all bases are covered.

And I thought I missed something.
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RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  bonobo_slr | 03/16/09
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Heh  mtgarden | 03/16/09
Exactly  Larry Dignan ZDNet Moderator | 03/16/09
iTunes M4a audio  jhenneike@... | 03/16/09
Wow....  GSavage777 | 03/18/09
What's the big mistery  jaypeg | 03/16/09
I hate Apple but  tikigawd | 03/16/09
ZDNet is routinely trolling to get more visitors and clicks on the ads  Mikael_z | 03/16/09
If that's the case...  James T. Kirk | 03/16/09
yagottabekidding  richvball44 | 03/16/09
mp3 will play on anything  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 03/17/09
Hate to tell you...  msalzberg | 03/17/09
Gee, did I step on your foot?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 03/17/09
I've heard a more horrifying story  jaypeg | 03/16/09
then you heard it wrong  Samic | 03/16/09
Umm. no...  msalzberg | 03/16/09
Wrong on so many levels.  Bruizer | 03/16/09
RE: Wrong on so many levels...  PollyProteus | 03/16/09
Which begs the question...  KaplanMike | 03/16/09
WMP rips (by default) to a proprietary format.  Bruizer | 03/16/09
WMP and DRM Ripping...  PollyProteus | 03/16/09
The opposite happened to me!  BlowingSnow | 03/16/09
What dinosaur player....  arminw | 03/16/09
Sansa, for example...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 03/17/09
So some of Sansa's players...  msalzberg | 03/17/09
That's your opinion  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 03/17/09
Surely the more alarming point  bishofthedump | 03/17/09
Easy enough to convert in iTunes  Mach5RR | 03/17/09
How is this Apples fault.  randomnoise | 03/18/09
"I never usually leave comments on blogs... "  James T. Kirk | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  jwspicer | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  ilenesmachine | 03/16/09
Perfect  kitko | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  Mike (not Cox) | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  chrisleuty | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  condelirios | 03/16/09
I wouldn't use iTunes even if they gave it away for free.  James T. Kirk | 03/16/09
Do you have a point?  msalzberg | 03/16/09
Well...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 03/17/09
and your point is?  bonobo_slr | 03/16/09
The point is I will not use it.  James T. Kirk | 03/16/09
I'd love to hear your reasons.  msalzberg | 03/16/09
Do you have a clue?  itguy08 | 03/16/09
It is pretty embarrassing  frgough | 03/16/09
oh yeah piece of cake  Larry Dignan ZDNet Moderator | 03/16/09
Like all of their complaints  GuidingLight | 03/16/09
My guess...  rapson | 03/16/09
No it was to lock users in because otherwise they'd use flac or ogg.  Sleeper Service | 03/17/09
Spin, spin, spin  frgough | 03/16/09
ummm.. not a good argument...  notlehs | 03/16/09
It is the users fault when they store docx as well.  Bruizer | 03/16/09
The point was obvious, I spelled it out  GuidingLight | 03/16/09
They are setting it to an industry standard...  mrlinux | 03/16/09
But you were 100% wrong.  Bruizer | 03/16/09
Said the fan boy  MGP2 | 03/16/09
And speaking of mirrors... (nt)  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 03/17/09
Mr. Pot, meet Mr. Kettle.  Bruizer | 03/17/09
Even then  tikigawd | 03/16/09
Irrelevant  frgough | 03/16/09
Hmmm, industry standard ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 03/16/09
Please name them.  msalzberg | 03/16/09
But there are lots that do.  Bruizer | 03/16/09
Re: Hmmm, industry standard...  Morpheus Phreak | 03/16/09
Stupidity is being "locked in?  Bruizer | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  dysart | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  jdossantos | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  wgrimes | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  onlykeith | 03/16/09
AAC is NOT Apple's  chrisleuty | 03/16/09
its insane "nobody knew" chris  EricVM | 03/16/09
If you value the freedom of choice, then avoid all Apple products. nt  T1Oracle | 03/16/09
Why?  Bruizer | 03/16/09
Wrong.  T1Oracle | 03/16/09
And yet this article...  msalzberg | 03/16/09
OK.  Bruizer | 03/16/09
NOPE  GSavage777 | 03/18/09
Apple says Apple only, but w/ options  Maarek Stele | 03/16/09
Folks don't usually see things  mdemuth | 03/16/09
unfortunately yes  Larry Dignan ZDNet Moderator | 03/16/09
Don't take the drubbing personally  oncall | 03/16/09
But in this case...  Bruizer | 03/16/09
As well as...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 03/17/09
@Larry Dignan  Axsimulate | 03/16/09
But they are being sneaky  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 03/17/09
@ Thrush1052  Axsimulate | 03/19/09
If you have a reasonable expectation...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 03/20/09
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Still using Windows 95 on an original Pentium?  msalzberg | 03/16/09
AAC is Superior  Stuka | 03/16/09
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A Prompt wouldnt hurt  Stuka | 03/16/09
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So, by the same token  tikigawd | 03/16/09
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I think we're on the same page  tikigawd | 03/16/09
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@tikigawd  Axsimulate | 03/16/09
WMP is crap  tikigawd | 03/16/09
Only if you like really poor interface design.  Bruizer | 03/16/09
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Nope, I just want it to work.  Bruizer | 03/16/09
ok ... but  bonobo_slr | 03/16/09
I think that you meant  rarsa | 03/16/09
No, MP3...  msalzberg | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  Synthmeister | 03/16/09
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RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  U53r | 03/16/09
Hmmm... let's suppose...  notlehs | 03/16/09
You had to initiate the import.  Bruizer | 03/16/09
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RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  U53r | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  rparker009 | 03/16/09
For what?  Bruizer | 03/16/09
So not RTFM is lock-in??  MyMac | 03/16/09
Operator Error  fernande-zdnet | 03/16/09
why stick with an old format?  elllroy | 03/16/09
I have limited sympathy for you  NonZealot | 03/16/09
Don't let the facts get in your way..  msalzberg | 03/16/09
More actual lies.  Bruizer | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  bonobo_slr | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  winegirl | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  jerry.dunn@... | 03/16/09
What surprises me...  RocketEater | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  pwn0tr0n | 03/16/09
As stated in the article...  msalzberg | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  merlingalaxy | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  john_gillespie@... | 03/16/09
No more....  mrlinux | 03/16/09
Even Better...  kg6ygs@... | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  loki16 | 03/16/09
You can fix this!!!!  sir4taye@... | 03/16/09
You can, but Larry D?  Rick_from_BC | 03/16/09
Lame?  margobeatty | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  jducoeur | 03/16/09
Wrong in your solution  rarsa | 03/16/09
Did you read any of the comments above?  msalzberg | 03/16/09
Maybe we are splitting hairs  rarsa | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  kmarino3 | 03/16/09
No, no, no, no, no.  msalzberg | 03/16/09
If it is open as you say..  oncall | 03/16/09
Please name the manufacturers who..  msalzberg | 03/16/09
So then.....  oncall | 03/16/09
There is not lock-in  Bruizer | 03/16/09
Or, more commonly, UnFairPlay  NonZealot | 03/16/09
Or the Zune Murky place. (nt)  Bruizer | 03/16/09
Yes. n/t  msalzberg | 03/16/09
DOH!!!! n/t  oncall | 03/16/09
Lazy, to cheap, complacent.  Bruizer | 03/16/09
Convert to MP3 in the Menu  kg6ygs@... | 03/16/09
when iTunes strikes - end.  Mitch 74 | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  PollyProteus | 03/16/09
I wonder what the default is when ripping CD's with Windows Media Player  YaBaby | 03/16/09
...the default Microsoft format would not lock out an I-Pod...  PollyProteus | 03/16/09
Correct a reformat of the audio data is required.  YaBaby | 03/16/09
RE: 'entry will be how Microsoft "locks you in" with WMA'  PollyProteus | 03/16/09
Listen to all the Geek Gods  Animal13 | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  Insight Driver | 03/16/09
Why doesn't MS support MP4 (AAC)?  jmiller123456 | 03/16/09
It does (nt)  Bruizer | 03/16/09
It does indeed  Morpheus Phreak | 03/16/09
Does Audacity handle that format?  nancyjones36507@... | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  eddzpc@... | 03/16/09
So you have several where...  Bruizer | 03/16/09
cancelling my zdNet subscription.  sawatzky | 03/16/09
Bye then!  NonZealot | 03/16/09
Would make it easier to bury your head in the sand.  Bruizer | 03/16/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  Morpheus Phreak | 03/16/09
What Lock-In??  Jamescat | 03/16/09
Since when is "user stupidity" a lock-in??  wackoae | 03/16/09
"Lock-in", "Apple" Buzz Word Backfired  Deanbar | 03/16/09
An Analogy...  agredon | 03/17/09
A Few Thoughts  agredon | 03/17/09
A few more thoughts...  techconc | 03/17/09
Innaccurate  agredon | 05/22/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  xxyl | 03/17/09
Watch out for this setting too when importing...  CexCells | 03/17/09
They will only import that way..  msalzberg | 03/17/09
When ignorance strikes!  techconc | 03/17/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  dogmo1001 | 03/17/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  Kill-K | 03/17/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  jeff@... | 03/18/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  bproffit | 03/18/09
RE: When iTunes lock-in strikes  David Turner | 03/18/09
Some passionate opinions on this  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 03/18/09

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