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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. This is Paul Thurrott we're talking about. by webslacker · · Score: 2, Troll

    Paul Thurrott has a history of bias against Apple and very unreliable rumor mongering.

  2. Re:Superior? by ProtonMotiveForce · · Score: 0, Troll

    You don't know what you're talking about.

    WMA is a great codec - the only people who hate it are childish anti-MS zealots.

  3. Re:Superior? by Pocketfactory · · Score: 0, Troll

    OGG? Yeah, now there's a successful audio format that EVERYONE wants.....NOT!

  4. Re:DRM? by ceejayoz · · Score: 1, Troll

    What GNU ignores is that computer users aren't the only ones to have (or deserve) rights. The copyright holder legally holds all the rights on their work, and they are (and should be!) free to restrict how you use their work.

  5. Re:DRM? by TotallyUseless · · Score: 2, Troll

    I bet 5 mod points that Apple never releases a single .WMA track over the iTunes Music Store... throughout the entire life of the store. Any takers? I'll take the first 3 people to respond on for the bet.

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