Posted by AnthonyR on 10/18/05 18:35

"Dave Martindale" <davem@cs.ubc.ca> wrote in message
news:dirpu5$j5t$2@mughi.cs.ubc.ca...
> Richard <rich@ihug.co.nz> writes:
>
>>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.

Personally I rip all my cd's directly to mp3 format in iTunes, change in
preference is all that is needed.

AnthonyR.

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