Apple didn't create AAC and doesn't own it, they simply use it in iTunes and on the iPods. Take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Advanced_Audio_Coding#Licensing_and_patents for some of the details.
On Apr 2, 2007, at 10:01 PM, tyler_durden wrote: > > You can't have AAC support in firmware because slimdevices hasn't paid > Apple for a license. > > That's one of the prices you pay for adopting a proprietary format. > > Now if you wanted to pay an extra chunk of money to Slimdevices so > they > could pay a licensing fee to Apple, you might get somewhere. On the > other hand, why should Slimdevices put themselves at a competitive > disadvantage price-wise in order to support a proprietary format when > there are great, free, lossless formats such as flac available? > Indeed, why would anyone have chosen a proprietary format over a free > one in the first place- oh yeah, those Ipods are soooo cuuuuute! > > Will Slimdevices make enough money selling more SBs to apple fans who > made the mistake of investing large sums into proprietary format > libraries to offset the loss of customers due to increased price of > the > SB? Will apple license AAC decoders or will they keep their flock > penned securely in the Apple hardware corral? > Questions, questions.... > > TD > > > -- > tyler_durden > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? > userid=2701 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34130 > > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
