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July 17 2008
5 Reasons to avoid the iPhone by the FSF
iPhone won't play patent- and DRM-free formats like Ogg Vorbis and Theora.
Because those format are, you know, dead?
Using an iPod I never cared much for Vorbis and Theora, but to say that they're dead is just plain wrong.
For example: Ogg Vorbis is the format of choice for all audio content on Wikipedia and also widely used on sites providing free and/or CC-licenced music. Theora on the other hand just reached final beta stage, so calling it dead may be a bit too early.
On the technical side, both are at least equal in audio/video quality to other lossy formats - maybe superior, but I don't want to start a flamewar - though not as widespread.
Just because the current market leader(?) for digital audio players doesn't support them, doesn't mean that they're dead. Last time I checked, OS X was way behind Windows on the Desktop in terms of market share... :-)
iPhone won't play patent- and DRM-free formats like Ogg Vorbis and Theora.
Because those format are, you know, dead?
Using an iPod I never cared much for Vorbis and Theora, but to say that they're dead is just plain wrong.
For example: Ogg Vorbis is the format of choice for all audio content on Wikipedia and also widely used on sites providing free and/or CC-licenced music. Theora on the other hand just reached final beta stage, so calling it dead may be a bit too early.
On the technical side, both are at least equal in audio/video quality to other lossy formats - maybe superior, but I don't want to start a flamewar - though not as widespread.
Just because the current market leader(?) for digital audio players doesn't support them, doesn't mean that they're dead. Last time I checked, OS X was way behind Windows on the Desktop in terms of market share... :-)
