M$ remark. I much more concerned about M$ licensing terms which are exclusive: once vendor signs into M$ DRM, it can support only MP3 & WMA, leaving aside alternative formats: OGG/Vorbis, MPEG4/AAC, Ape, Flac.
Before that madness with subscription services, it was possible to buy a player with bunch of formats supported. Now as "progress" goes on, the choices are becoming few. And not because some format become both standard de jure and standard de facto, but because of (again) exclusive deals.
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M$ remark. I much more concerned about M$ licensing terms which are exclusive: once vendor signs into M$ DRM, it can support only MP3 & WMA, leaving aside alternative formats: OGG/Vorbis, MPEG4/AAC, Ape, Flac.
Before that madness with subscription services, it was possible to buy a player with bunch of formats supported. Now as "progress" goes on, the choices are becoming few. And not because some format become both standard de jure and standard de facto, but because of (again) exclusive deals.