Re:I guess my wife and I are a rare breed... (Score 1)

I agree with you, but the issue here is this: let's say some other MP3 player comes out and blows the iPod away in your opinion. It's been a few years since you bought your iPod so you want to get this new player - but all the tracks you bought on the iTunes Store can ONLY be played back on an iPod. So you have to do the burn & rip dance for however many gigs and gigs of music files you have, or you're just stuck with Apple.