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Well, you're comparing apples and oranges. Or AAC's and WMA's, to be specific. ;) AAC is the better format. Then there's always the whole issue of what headphones you use (if they are bad enough to make the comparison moot in and of themselves, etc.) S/N ratio etc other specs for the Apple...

My olde blacke iRiver ;) still has specs that beat most things out there, including the Zen. Not changing from that until it dies on me (heaven forfend.) I'd like one of the new shuffles though, simply for the incredible wearability of it. You can haul that around without even thinking about it...

The iPods have always been focused on style over sound quality, and I doubt if that has changed. They are however kings of style, so much that I myself find myself eyeing them speculatively before coming to my senses. ;)