iPod switching -- best windows experience is iTunes

Joining the Dark Side: Switching to iPod
although I find iTunes laggy at times, must be my huge music library, but the experience on the whole is enjoyable. If you haven't tried iTunes on your windows pc, I recommend it heartily! Just rip all your cd's to mp3 only and you'll avoid lockin.

I've discovered some minor annoyances with my new iPod and iTunes, such as the difficulty in transferring over all my ratings and album art, but for the most part I'm happy I made the switch. Microsoft is going to have a hard time winning me back—certainly they haven't announced anything that would make me reconsider. The idea of subscription-based music is Microsoft's real strength, but it's not enough.