luc wrote:
Le jeudi 07 septembre 2006 à 13:47 -0700, James Richard Tyrer a écrit :
luc wrote:
Not exactly, because the iPod plays as well the MP3 file format. It
would be more exact to say that Apple has locked the "usage" of the
AAC file format (understand that a non-iPod AAC player can't read the
AAC files from iTunes Store) but don't compete against the MP3 file
format.
You are confusing the Apple iTunes DRM with the AAC codec.
Not at all, what I wanted to say by the "usage" is that the AAC file
format isn't locked by Apple, only a way to use it has been locked by
Apple. This way is iTMS+iPod. Otherwise, any player can support the AAC
file format.
Free and
commercial software that uses AAC is available as well as licenses to
use AAC. If, in fact, it is not possible to play iTunes files on other
systems, it is not due to the AAC codec.
Of course, but I didn't want to say that; I should improve my English,
indeed.
Thats alright. People are lucky that they don't have to suffer with my
poor German. IAC, English is not a very precise language so even native
speakers say ambiguous things.
IAC, Apple DRM has prevented AAC from becoming popular. Now that
Real/Helix also supports it this will probably change in the future.
--
JRT
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