Posted by Giles on 01/03/06 01:30

On 2006-01-02 03:43:34 +0000, NRen2k5 <napsterneorenegade@hotmail.com> said:

> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

On usenet. Lovely.
>
> Point is, iTunes makes lousy MP3's, and the AAC's which it makes can
> only be played on their (OVERPRICED) iPods.

Depends. iTunes (at least on Macs) can use the Lame encoder for mp3s,
which is, I understand, regarded as generally OK. iTunes encoded AACs
can be played on any player that can play AACs, and that list includes
far more players than the iPod (although not for iTunes Music Store
DRMed downloads, granted). You do know that AAC is an open format,
don't you?

>
> It's deliberate: They have a crappy MP3 encoder in iTunes so that
> comparatively their AAC format sounds a lot better. So people will use
> AAC, and if they ever want to get an MP3 player, it /must/ be an iPod.

Bollocks on both counts. See above.
>
> It would take me /a lot/ of convincing to buy anything from a company
> like that.
>
> - NRen2k5

> [html snipped]

Apart from the fact that you are pretty much wrong, anyone who posts to
usenet in html automatically loses any claim to credibility whatsoever,
let alone about pronouncements on technical standards.

Happy new year

Giles

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