Subject: Re: AW: [linux-audio-user] ogg player for Windows?
From: Daniel James (daniel_AT_mondodesigno.com)
Date: Fri Oct 10 2003 - 17:27:33 EEST
> i kind of agree, but filesize is not a unique advantage of ogg.
I meant compared to MP3.
> The marketing guy will come along and say 'use wma then'.
That's marketing guys for you. DRM music formats aren't actually very
popular, are they?
> ogg has one single unique advantage: Freedom. I'm not
> convinced that promoting it on any other grounds will be successful
> in the long term.
I'd agree - I was thinking strictly short-term, as the post-MP3
formats jostle for position.
Cheers
Daniel
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