I'm not 100% sure if this is still true, but that used to be an option you could set on your iPod through iTunes. The default was to automatically sync (and del

I'm not 100% sure if this is still true, but that used to be an option you could set on your iPod through iTunes. The default was to automatically sync (and delete music that was no longer in your library), but you can change it to only add or remove music when you explicitly move it to or from your iPod. As for my personal opinion on the topic, I'm known by my friends as being someone who uses older stuff by choice. My phone is ancient, but it's because I'd rather have something that's proven to long-lasting, unbreakable and robust, rather than something that has the latest features.