The Clip Sport player was not designed to be a clone of an Apple iPod. And it was not designed to be iTunes compatible.
(It will play m4a files.)
It is up to the customer / owner to decide if the pleasant & convenient & affordable features of the Clip Sport are worth the kinda steep learning curve. This Forum is filled with long discussions of all these topics. Some do not always end up with happy customers. I love my Clip Sports and find them to be fun and useful every day.
