. typical micro$oft proprietary heck?
just because they sold a license for a codec
doesn't mean they explained completely
how to build a robust implementation of it .
(just guessing)

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Chih-Wei <[email protected]> wrote:

> Sounds reasonable.
> But could you explain why Nexus One
> can or cannot play some WMA files?
>
> On 4月7日, 下午6時47分, "Mark Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > I've tried some WMA music files on my Nexus One.
> > > Some are playable, but some are not.
> > > (all are playable on a PC, of course)
> >
> > > Could someone confirm whether
> > > Android 2.1 support WMA files or not?
> >
> > "Android 2.1" does not. Android is an open source OS; WMA is a
> proprietary
> > codec. I would imagine it violates Microsoft licenses to distribute an
> > open source WMA codec.
> >
> > Some device manufacturers have licensed Windows Media codecs for Android
> > and include them on their devices. So, some devices will be able to play
> > WMA files, others will not.
>
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