Thread: Developers of the MP3 Have Officially Killed It
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Old 05-25-2017, 10:02 AM   #105
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Originally Posted by FizzyWater View Post
I'm not sure I know how to say it differently....if the purpose of burning to FLAC first is because other formats like MP3 might become obsolete, why would there be an assumption that eventually FLAC would still be readable?
It's not because MP3 might become obsolete. It's because FLAC is lossless. Because it is lossless it can be used to precisely replicate the original source. And because FLAC (and MP3 for that matter) is software it cannot be made obsolete by manufacturers ceasing to manufacture media and players. It will only be obsolete when nobody uses it.
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