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Sony Admits MP3 Error

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the saving-face dept.

inflex writes "In a rare show admission of taking a wrong turn, Sony's officials have admitted that their stance on MP3 players was wrong." While this was pretty obvious to anyone who has ever shopped for a portable MP3 player, it is nice to see Sony admit their shortcoming. Ken Kutaragi puts it best when he says, "We're growing up," and with any luck future devices won't be crippled with silly formats no one uses.

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  1. Now if only others would do the same by rebeka+thomas · · Score: 0, Troll

    Now if only others would do the same. Apple, dump AAC now. MS, dump WMV now. Adopt OGG and the world will be better for it. I don't see that happening unfortunately, Steve's ego is too big and MS is in with the DRM crowd too tightly.

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  2. this is great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    EAT OUT MY HAIRY ASS HOLE

  3. Re:it's about time.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Which MORON is modding these posts down? I made a critical comment about the iPod last time and was modded down too, for no good reason. /. has some seriously STUP1D members. Grow up already.

  4. Mod Parent Up by Quattro+Vezina · · Score: 1, Troll

    Why the hell is this guy modded troll?

    Oh, wait, it's because he said something negative about Apple, and since /. is filled with Apple zealots, he gets modded down.

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  5. What's next? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Is nokia gonna admint the whole nGage thing?

    Is dubya gonna admint the whole iraq thing?

    Is apple gonna admit the whole OSX thing?

    Blimey!

  6. Re:AAC and WMV are not popular by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    doesn't that depend on what the 'default' setting is as i know many apple users and apple users cos they are 2 dumb to mess with the settings and do what they are told (by apple)

  7. Fuck Apple, fuck /, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Fuck Apple, fuck /.