Duba wurin da ke ƙasa sannan ka amsa tambayar daga baya a cikin harshe ɗaya kamar yadda wurin yake:  Passage: iPods ba zai iya kunna fayilolin kiɗa daga shagunan kiɗa masu gasa waɗanda ke amfani da fasahohin DRM masu gasa kamar WMA mai kariya ta Microsoft ko RealNetworks 'Helix DRM. Misali Stores sun hada da Napster da kuma MSN Music. RealNetworks ya yi iƙirarin cewa Apple yana haifar da matsaloli ga kansa ta hanyar amfani da FairPlay don kulle masu amfani don amfani da iTunes Store. Steve Jobs ya bayyana cewa Apple yana samun riba kaɗan daga tallace-tallace na waƙa, kodayake Apple yana amfani da shagon don inganta tallace-tallace na iPod. Koyaya, iPods na iya kunna fayilolin kiɗa daga shagunan kan layi waɗanda basa amfani da DRM, kamar eMusic ko Amie Street.  Tambaya: Shin ipod ne jituwa tare da gasar music Stores?
iPods ba zai iya taka music fayiloli daga gasar music Stores