Album Sort Order in iTunes vs iPod

WIth the newer Versions of iTunes, albums are sorted in alphabetical order ignoring the word "The". (i.e. On iTunes the following albums would be in this order: Sub Songs, The Super Songs, Suzy Music where on my iPod, the following albums would be placed in this order: Sub Songs, Suzy Music, The Super Songs lumping all "The" titles amongst the Ts.) Does anyone know why this sort feature is not the same on iPod AND iTunes? Please advise.
iBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   14"

Sorting has become a complete mess. Though, it's quite logical from Apple to sort albums by ignoring the because it makes searching for albums a lot easier since there are numerous albums (and artists) beginning with that word.
But I guess that an answer to your question can only be given by an Apple engineer who makes iPod software.
from Apple's website
Seamlessly sync your iPod with iTunes – guess not, huh?!
PowerBook G4 (15-inch Aluminum)   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   1.5 GHz, 1 GB RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, Combo, Mighty Mouse, iPod 30 GB

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