Re: Developing replacement for AT

Danny Rego wrote:

> By that statement though, you are forcing the consumer (or potential
> consumer) into doing things the way you dictate.  I don't use FLAC for one
> reason, my players of choice do not, and cannot support it at this point.
> So why would I want to re-rip my collection to flac, just to use this new
> product?

You don't have to - it'll support MP3 and OGG.

> WMA is popular, whether people want to admit it, or not.  If $$$ is an
> issue, then I understand.  Any other reason is just Anti-MS BS.

So far my attempts to find an open source WMA player have been
unsuccessful. If I do manage to find something that doesn't require
paying large amounts of cash to M$, and doesn't require sacrificing
functionality in other areas, I'd consider including it. But it's not a
format I ever use, and I don't know anyone other than on this list that
uses it.

I guess you just can't keep everyone happy... but the majority of people
seem to want streaming media / internet radio support, so we'll include
this as it seems to be fairly trivial. As I said, we'll look at WMA
support, and if practical we'll include it.

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