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Posted by Jon on 05/23/06 05:27
Randall Ainsworth <rag@nospam.techline.com> wrote:
> In article <1148336075.236383.212090@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> <ngc457@mailinator.com> wrote:
>
> > "Now is the time to break free from restrictive formats and a single
> > source for music. It's time for choice, for freedom, for
> > self-expression - and for all independent spirits to stand up and say
> > "iDon't." You don't need to follow. There is now an alternative."
>
> MP3 is a restrictive format?
And AAC is also a truly open standard, approved by the MPEG Group way
back in 1997, ferpetessake:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding>
What you have a gripe with is DRM (Digital Rights Management). Many do,
but as per today it seems to be a necessary evil to make the big
players, i.e., the record labels, play along - pun unintended. If they
are not assured that their (legally copyrighted!) material will not be
copied by all and sundry, they will not release the material for legal
online distribution. That is a stand that I can understand, even if I
don't always sympathise with it.
And as otheres here harve pointed out. iTunes/iPod works on both Windows
and Mac with AAC using Apple's DRM, while WMV with Microsoft's DRM does
not. Also, the iPod will play MP3, AIFF, and other formats, and AFAIK
there are solutions for making it play OGG-Vorbis and others - it's not
exactly locking you in, is it?
Come on.
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/Jon
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