Yes, but AAC isn't a proprietary apple format that apple gets money for people using. WMA is a proprietary windows format that apple would have to pay windows to use. It'd be rather retarded for apple to PAY M$ to play its music format, when the music is readily convertible/available in other formats
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I would agree with you, except we're not talking a tangible object here. There's no limit on the supply. With a limitless supply, it doesn't really MATTER how big the demand is, there's always enough to fill everyone's wants.
Honestly, I don't really see why labels don't sell their own music, it's not all that hard, and then they could quit bitching at apple/walmart/other distributors by becoming their own distributors, and taking 100% of the profit, (and 100% of the operating costs). Seems like that would save them at least a little trouble
'Apple, however, deliberately designed the iPod's software so that it would only play a single protected digital format, Apple's FairPlay-modified AAC format,'...
Also the unprotected, unmodified AAC format, and the mp3 format. It's not like the Zune plays protected AAC files.
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Yes, but AAC isn't a proprietary apple format that apple gets money for people using. WMA is a proprietary windows format that apple would have to pay windows to use. It'd be rather retarded for apple to PAY M$ to play its music format, when the music is readily convertible/available in other formats
I would agree with you, except we're not talking a tangible object here. There's no limit on the supply. With a limitless supply, it doesn't really MATTER how big the demand is, there's always enough to fill everyone's wants. Honestly, I don't really see why labels don't sell their own music, it's not all that hard, and then they could quit bitching at apple/walmart/other distributors by becoming their own distributors, and taking 100% of the profit, (and 100% of the operating costs). Seems like that would save them at least a little trouble
'Apple, however, deliberately designed the iPod's software so that it would only play a single protected digital format, Apple's FairPlay-modified AAC format,'... Also the unprotected, unmodified AAC format, and the mp3 format. It's not like the Zune plays protected AAC files.
I don't have any windows open. It's too cold outside right now. In the middle of the afternoon though there's about 2 or 3 to get the airflow going
Of course... now if you'll just fill out these forms....