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Real Will Include Ogg Vorbis Support

Posted by michael on from the sounds-good-to-me dept.

Skuto writes "Following the example of AOL with Winamp, RealNetworks has decided to give Ogg Vorbis their sign of approval and will be including support into their player software. The press release has more information. Meanwhile, independent listening tests are being set up to determine how well Vorbis fares against its competitors WMA, AAC and MP3Pro. You can help by signing up for the tests here." A couple of comments (1, 2) in our previous story provide the best description of what Real is doing, if you missed them.

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  1. Re:the more the better by Anonymous+Cowrad · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Gee, ya think so?

    That's the most goddamned insightful thing I've read all day. The more exposure something gets, the more people will use it! You've just revolutionized the way people will do business with that one elegant statement!

    Go ahead and mod me down for not wanting to read this mindless drivel.

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  2. Re:Open Source wins again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Mark, until it's ALL open, don't waste your breath. Until I am free to decode and listen to a .ra stream without using that Real crap it's not open at all.

    Seems that "Open" is just another label dot-commers want you to believe but not think about. We're supposed to believe in a couple of new licenses cooked up by Real? Thanks but no thanks. There are plenty of licenses they could have used.