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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. OH My GOD! OGG VORBIS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    excuse me, i ejaculated. whew. that was exciting.

    oh well, back to jacking myself raw.

  2. I wonder.. by chewedtoothpick · · Score: 0, Troll

    If they will make it always become the default player for everything despite your multiple attempts to make it otherwise!

    --
    Erutangis ym si siht.
  3. CLAIMED by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    8===========D
    In the name of OGG the open soures caveman.
    May he rest in peace.

  4. OGG VORBIS=V.G. BOOGIRS. (P.S.: LINUX IS FOR FAGS) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  5. VICTORY? OSS IS LESS THAN .01% OF THE MARKET, ASS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  6. Real is violating Ogg's patents - this is an out. by SubjectLineTroller · · Score: -1, Troll
  7. Ogg Vo(zzzz) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Oh, Ogg Vorbis, phew, what a relief! I was really worried about this, and I'm glad they finally decided to put it in there.
    Thanks so much slashdot for putting my troubled mind at ease.

    And now, back to sleep:
    Zzzzz