Posted by G.T. on 01/01/06 21:38

Michelle Steiner wrote:
> In article <1h8i6pe.chnsdv1qug2llN%jim@magrathea.plus.com>,
> jim@magrathea.plus.com (Jim) wrote:
>
>
>>>>That's unfortunate because there are some labels that are on both
>>>>eMusic and iTunes, and the eMusic versions are unencumbered and
>>>>1/4 the price.
>>>
>>>And eMusic files are MP3, which is a lossy encoding; iTunes music
>>>store uses lossless encoding, so the files are of better quality.
>>
>>I was under the impression that AAC was still lossy, otherwise why
>>does it have bitrate selectors?
>
>
> I'm wrong, I thought it was lossless. It is less lossy than MP3 though.
> BTW, I was thinking of Apple Lossless encoding.
>
> Oh, here is a list of digital players that are compatible with iTunes:
>
> <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93548>
>

Dude, are you the ultimate Apple apologist? From the article above:

"Not all digital music players can play AAC songs and only iPod can play
AAC Protected songs."

ONLY IPOD CAN PLAY AAC PROTECTED SONGS.

Greg

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Revelries of dance and wine
Waking to the sound of laughter
Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

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