Thread: Effect of Kindle on Sony's Content Offerings
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Old 03-13-2008, 10:52 AM   #67
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
OGG Vorbis is 100% open source. No problem with legal/licensing issues.
And for most people, there is no cost involved with using MP3. Most people don't give a rat's ass about open source.

That's the problem with being a Johnny-come-lately. When a format has an advantage of penetration that MP3 has, you really need an OVERWHELMINGLY good reason to change. OGG Vorbis doesn't offer that. Actually, AAC does from the standpoint that it is the default format from iTunes and it interfaces well with iPods and their ilk. Course, the main thing that AAC and WMA has that MP3 and OGG doesn't have is DRM support, which while we the customer don't want it, the content providers do.

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