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   &;ltnelson>HA-ha</nelson>

   

   Perpetual Newbie, Oct 22nd, 2002 @ 4:26pm

   
   

   They're worried about changing formats, and by the time they move to MP3, there'll be more of the new OGG format around.

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   Not to mention

   

   Anonymous Coward, Oct 23rd, 2002 @ 7:01pm

   
   

   MP7 on the horizon, which could become the new "universal" standard for movies or music. But then, there will be a dozen different blue-wavelength recordable DVD formats to store it in. By the time any winners emerge in the blue wars, there will be some new encoding standard. Either way, look at it as job security for electronic gadget makers.
   
   
   
   
   

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   Re: Not to mention

   

   Phil, Oct 24th, 2002 @ 5:50am

   
   

   But the difference is that even if we have a new encoding standard that takes off every year (for example), it may not affect many people. If audio players adopt new standards (just as some currently play both MP3 and OggVorbis), it's seamless to the user. Unless of course the encoding standards are proprietary.

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   Re: Not to mention

   

   Anonymous Coward, Oct 24th, 2002 @ 1:45pm

   
   

   Gadget makers have a vested interest in proprietary formats to increase overall sales. DVD's came out with arbitrary "regional" formats, so I cannot see foreign movies. MP7, blue DVD's, whatever, will probably come out the same kind of arbitrary distinction under the guise of "fighting piracy" or whatever.
   
   
   

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