Why can't iTunes do what iPod does?

On my iPod, whenever I start it up, it picks up (hour later, day later, week later, etc.) exactly where it left off.
With iTunes, it is clueless! I have several thousand mp3s and would like to listen to them sequentially, but I can't!
Does anyone know of any way to add this functionality? (Please don't tell me about the "recently played" feature because it does not do what I am asking about.) Thanks.

An iPod is really never "off" but in a hiberation state. If the battery goes flat then you would lose you place on the iPod.
If you never close iTunes - and just minimize the iTunes window - then it will be on the last song played. If you close iTunes then reopen it it will of course open to the default position - which is the last window that you were looking at before closing iTunes- if you were in a specific playlist then it will open to that playlist but not the song.
Suggest your idea to Apple and then they might add it as a future feature. The more feed back Apple gets then the better the chance that features will be added.
MJ

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