The whole ringtones racket is predicated on the notion that ringtones are something different than songs. This notion is bullshit. You don’t turn songs into ringtones; you treat them as ringtones. They’re not even a different file format. It’s just a different context for playing the same song on the same device.
confused about the whole ringtone dealio, this is a great read to get why (or WHY) do we pay twice. or three times or ….
(Via Daring Fireball.)