Jefferson Graham reports on Apple's rushed and buggy attempt at Windows software, without mentioning its failure to follow Windows' user interface conventions. However, he does reckon there is a way out of Apple's lock-in strategy (Apple music store -- Apple-only AAC format -- Apple client software -- Apple iPod): "Burn a CD, then rip the files to MP3. Once that's done, you're free to do anything you want with the file and put it anywhere you want to."