Perhaps. But ATRAC is a Dolby patent (According to the back of my MD-MS722 -
Patents last 25 years.
Somehow, I doubt it tho - MD could undergo a facelift - MP3 support in
ADDITION to ATRAC.
-Rob
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From: "Shawn Lin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: MD: Minidiscs
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> Maybe there will be a rebirth of MD equipment when Sony's license
> expires. I don't know if it's true, but I read somewhere that after
> 10-years, audio format licenses expire and then companies don't have to
> pay license fees anymore. I read that it was the reason why CD didn't
> really start gaining in popularity at a high rate until 10-years after
> its introduction in '81 or '82. True, or not?
>
> Shawn
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