[Discussioni] MP3-XP

[Claudio Cicali]

On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 14:14:07 +0100
Alessandro Rubini <rubini a gnu.org> wrote:

> 
> In
> 	http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,48011,00.html
> Michael Tiemann dice:
> 
>    One of the most controversial new eXtra Proprietary technologies is
>    Windows Media. [...]. Of course, Windows Media has to compete with
>    the immensely popular MP3 format, but Windows XP limits the quality
>    of MP3 encoding and decoding. [...]. Windows Media has the
>    potential to create yet another monopoly for Microsoft -- a
>    monopoly that extends from software to content.
> 
> Carino.

Inoltre, in questo modo, Microsoft non deve pagare
royaltes al Frauhnofer Institute (o come cavolo si 
scrive) detentore dei diritti sull'algoritmo di 
compressione Mpeg Layer 3.
Se non ricordo male, questo gli consente di risparmiare
circa 1 $ per ogni Windows venduto.

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