[roadcat]

You stated Again, that is my conflict with Apple — their media only runs on their hardware and nowhere else.

I pointed out that I ran iTunes on Windows PCs in the early 2000's before I ran it on Macs. The Windows PCs were not Apple hardware. You were wrong. Also, I moved songs back and forth between my Archos MP3 players and iPods with iTunes. It could be done, if you know how to do it. Former Windows admin here, tinker with multiple platforms.

[dhs12345]

MP3 vs whatever Apple standard. I cannot play the Apple song on non-Apple players.

That may have changed in recent years. I don't think so though because my modern car doesn't recognize the Apple file.