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HP Working With Apple To Add WMA Support To iPod

Posted by timothy on from the wmhammo dept.

iPod Afficianado writes to a short piece at Connected Home magazine in which Paul Thurrott "is quoted as saying that HP's blockbuster deal with Apple will have one exciting side effect. The company will be working with Apple to add support for Microsoft's superior Windows Media Audio (WMA) format to the iPod by mid-year."

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  1. Why? by RedHat_Linux_Man · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Why don't they just stick with mp3? From my understanding it is a far better format and has better compression (?correct me if im wrong on that). If this is the case, you will just have less songs with a crappier format that no one uses on your iPod.

  2. the subject by miketheninja · · Score: 0, Redundant

    its more like Windows Mediocre Audio (WMA)

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  3. Re:DRM? by anethema · · Score: 0, Redundant

    DRM is digital rights managment isnt it?

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  4. How so? by gerardrj · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Since when does HP own the code or the licensing rights to WMA format and codecs? Is HP going to act as some sort of reverse engineering source, then pass on to Apple the specs so Apple can clean-room code a WMA compatible codec?
    I can't in anny manner understand why Apple would be working with HP instead od Microsoft to implement WMA.

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  5. Re:DRM? by Feztaa · · Score: 2, Redundant

    DRM is digital rights managment isnt it?

    Nope

  6. Re:Superior? by PyromanFO · · Score: 0, Redundant
    They're kinda weird, and few & far between... :)

    How many minidisc players do you see in cars (in the US at least)? I haven't seen any.

    How many portable hard drive MP3 players support OGG? All of them except the iPod.

    Must be a bigger market than you think ;)
  7. Now I know it's not true. by crawdad62 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "The company will be working with Apple to add support for Microsoft's superior Windows Media Audio"

    You had me going until you mentioned Windows Media and superior in the same sentence.