[vorbis] Format comparison

[Firelight Multimedia]

Ok I didn't know about the closed vs open thing, I just meant that the
best technology doesn't always win, beta was supposedly better.. I hope
ogg does win as I'm always recommending it to people and companies over
mp3 whenever I can, but my main point was that if something has a
foothold or got in 'first' its nearly impossible to topple.. Its proven
over and over again with technology (ie ppl don't like windows but they
still use it), mainly because for most plebs more convenient -not- to
change.
Brett

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-vorbis at xiph.org [mailto:owner-vorbis at xiph.org] On Behalf
Of
> Jack Moffitt
> Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2001 8:12 PM
> To: vorbis at xiph.org
> Subject: Re: [vorbis] Format comparison
> 
> > > Smaller size, better quality, higher quality streaming stations,
more
> > > compatibility than other formats, and it's a new thing.  All of
these
> > > things are valuable.  All of these things combined are very
valuable.
> >
> > makes me think of the beta vs vhs argument :)
> > better doesn't always win, whoever has a gimmick or somehow gets
their
> > toe in the door first wins..
> 
> First of all, you should be shot for even bringing this up.
> 
> VHS one because it was open.  It was a fight between Open vs. Better.
> Open one.
> 
> We're now in a fight between Open vs. Inferior.
> 
> Not a valid comparison, and if anything, proves _our_ point.
> 
> jack.
> 
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