Re: [microsound] mp3 label practicalities, ogg impracticalities

[Derek Holzer <derek@xxxxxx>]

grtz ralph,

[my last beat on the ogg drum, i promise!]

remember a few years ago, when everyone was downloading RealPlayer like mad for 
the first time, because Real had convinced content providers that it was a 
cheap & easy system for streaming? then everybody got Winamp cause of the 
Napster boom, then Windows Media came in and cleaned up house, then Quicktime, 
etc etc. each one claimed it was the most comprehensive player of all, and that 
you wouldn't need any other. some of these players even fought over your MIME 
settings and inserted AUTORUN commands in your registery to make sure that you 
only used their product! 

the truth is, the software market lives on claims of the "killer app", and even 
if OGG is annoying to some Mac users right now, sometime in the next year they 
will probably upgrade or switch media players anyway... hopefully to one that 
supports OGG. with a tiny bit of education and gentle prodding from forward-
thinking content providers who offer OGG files, this upgrade/switch can be 
influenced in a more progressive direction.

best,
d.

Quoting ralph steinbrüchel <steinbruchel@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> yeah, well i'm a mac user and had the same problem as ph!L. couldn't open any
> of
> the ogg files... and because it was so annoying i stopped tracking down
> tracks
> in ogg format. it's possible that this has changed now, but don't we
> already
> have a big enough mess with all the non-standards. at least i can just
> download
> any mp3 track and open up in quicktime or wherever without having to bother.
> i'd
> rather have things work... greets to the list, ralph.

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