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Posted by Nathan Mercer on 10/20/05 09:55
AnthonyR wrote:
> "Dave Martindale" <davem@cs.ubc.ca> wrote in message
> news:dirpu5$j5t$2@mughi.cs.ubc.ca...
>
>>Richard <rich@ihug.co.nz> writes:
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>>>Makes the video ipod look like just another halfassed apple product if it
>>>only
>>>takes quicktime... why not the avis that everything else is happy with...
>>>only
>>>apple..
>>
>>You might as well ask why all ipods do not play WMA audio files. To do
>>so would certainly benefit consumers, but it would also help one of
>>Apple's rivals.
>>
>>Dave
>
>
> Well if the wma files are NOT encrypted iTunes easily allows you to convert
> them to something that will play on iTunes and iPod.
>
> But encrypted files between the too rival companies, ex. apple's protected
> songs and microsofts protected content, I believe isn't legal
> to unprotect by anyone and can only be played for the system and software it
> was designed for.
>
> In mediaPlayer for example when ripping a cd, it defaults to protect wma
> format, I believe unless you change the preferences to unprotected, that's
> Microsofts decision which later hinders people from converting wma files to
> be played elsewhere.
It doesn't default to protected WMA, is asks you what you want to do the
first time you rip/encode a CD to WMA
Cheers
Nathan
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