Why does nothing rhyme with Linux???

Saturday, August 20, 2005

More OGG Usage, People!

OGG is a great format. It sounds better than MP3, so can be encoded at lower bitrates and still retain the same quality, and lower bitrates can mean sizes smaller than MP3. Why aren't more people using it?

I think the problem has to do with two issues: Media Player support and Portable Player support (I'm not using the term 'MP3 Player' anymore)

Every Linux distro can play an OGG, but only a few can play an MP3. The sad truth is that on Windows cannot play OGGs out of the box. The only popular player I know of that can play OGGs is Winamp, and it's more likely that a Windows user has RealPlayer installed.

One company has to step up, whether it be Microsoft, Real, or Apple. We need MORE OGG SUPPORT! Come on Microsoft!

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