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post #271 of 273
5/20/11 at 4:13pm
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Originally Posted by ert View Post



ALAC is not open.  Apple could at any time start charging to encode ALAC or go after people writing ALAC encoders like Microsoft did with WMV.

 


Reality is that if they did this, it would be business suicide.  How many who use ALAC would simply drop using their products?  It may not be open - but IMO I can't see them ever charging for it.

 

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post #272 of 273
5/21/11 at 9:26am
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Reality is that if they did this, it would be business suicide.  How many who use ALAC would simply drop using their products?  It may not be open - but IMO I can't see them ever charging for it.

 

 

I agree that it's unlikely.  However given the availability of non-commercial software that does the same thing with a more attractive license, I personally prefer the open software.


 

 

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post #273 of 273
5/21/11 at 2:17pm
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I agree that it's unlikely.  However given the availability of non-commercial software that does the same thing with a more attractive license, I personally prefer the open software.


 

 


Yes - agree. I need to try foobar with my Touch to see if I can load my music with full functionality. If it works - I'd definitely change. At least I can run foobar nicely under Linux.
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