ITunes cant import WMA files

Windows Media Audio files cant be imported into iTunes. I bought a Olympus Digital audio recorder WS-100 and it seems to be one of the only models that works on a Mac, but I cant import the audio to iTUnes and I cant burn them to audio CD's that 99.9% of the world can read.
is there a way?

Maybe I'll stick with tapes. What a pain.. I have to buy software that costs about $30 just to burn a CD from my digital recorder. Nah I'll stay with tapes.
Got any digital recorders that record into a non WMA format? Dont reccommend me a iPod accessory, as the features are lacking compared to a standalone digital recorder.
My Zire 72 records into a WAVE format, but the audio quality cant compare to a standalone digital recorder.
Besides I can get more audio on a tape than on a CD and I have a ton of them left.
Perhaps I'll just stay with tapes. What a shame that I have to spend $30 just to import the audio into iTunes so I can burn a CD.
John
Message was edited by: John Wolf

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