Over Ogging the Pudding
Posted on February 21st, 2006 by Tim Almond
An article in Wired talks about the loss of share of MP3 here.
Something I take issue with is the assertion that:-
Fourth, geeks who love MP3 for its wide compatibility can now choose from preferable open-source alternatives such as Ogg Vorbis.
I prefer Ogg Vorbis, mostly for the political reason of using a non-patented codec, and because it does as good a job as MP3. However, no-one I know uses Vorbis, even guys I know who can configure Linux firewalls. MP3 and AAC rule.
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I listen to Ogg Vorbis music files on my laptop and on my Palm Pilot, and I have done for a coulpe of years. Alongside the freedom and the sound quality, they take up less space on my little Palm memory card.
So - now you have one person you know using ogg!
David
Thanks David,
You’ve just doubled the people I know who use Ogg
Tim