[vorbis] Format comparison

[Karol Pietrzak]

On 21 Jun 2001, Frank Heckenbach wrote:

> Open 1 - Closed 0. :-)

IBM compatible PC versus Mac
Open 2 - Closed 0

ISA versus IBM's MCA
Open 3 - Closed 0

Ogg Vorbis versus mp3,wma,mp3pro,rm
??

As history tells us, open tends to win over more often than 
closed.  The difference now is that MP3 is a household term and 
is very much entrenched in the market.  Sorry but (I think jack 
agrees with me on this) I can't see "Ogg Vorbis" becoming a 
household name.

Taking an objective look at the industry and all it has to 
offer, Ogg Vorbis looks to be the technologically superior to 
the rest of the industry.  Not only that, but it is cheaper (if 
only to everyone _but_ listeners).  Ogg Vorbis will offer soon 
(how soon?  does anyone have an guess?) things like bitrate 
peeling which commercial technologies don't even have...

All in all, even if Vorbis doesn't gain a large percentage of 
the market (imo, 25% would be amazing), it will survive in true 
open-source fashion as the format of choice for the technically 
proficient.

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