Subject:Another one bits the dust...

Posted by: djbyte

Date:2/8/2001 2:21:26 AM

Have you noticed that the default ''save'' extension have
changed to .wma with the instalation of Windows Media
Encoder?
Something similar have hapened recently with Neoplanet (the
browser) and Winamp (the player). Both are bitting some
Microsoft areas. Or should i say the opposite?

SF v4.5d (build 324)

Subject:RE: Another one bits the dust...

Reply by: Rednroll

Date:2/8/2001 10:13:26 AM

What's your point? .Wav is also a microsoft format.

Subject:RE: Another one bits the dust...

Reply by: djbyte

Date:2/10/2001 12:52:11 AM

Of course it is...everything is a microsoft format, but
there are a kind of 'public domain' for the earlier stuff.
How many progs do you know that use .wma as default? And
what about .wav?
Much more interesting is knowing that there almost none
progs, to interact or decode the .wma extensions.

Have i eared monopoly or something...?

Subject:RE: Another one bits the dust...

Reply by: Rednroll

Date:2/10/2001 7:59:54 PM

There are many compressed formats, more being developed
everyday. The most popular ones get supported by other
companies. Any microsoft format will always get supported
because it's the most popular operating system. I work for
an international electronics company and am an electrical
engineer that designs CD mechanisms, we are currently
developing mechanisms for cars that will support MP3
playback and .WMA from a CDrom. Any company that would not
support a microsoft format, will loose out in the long run.
So this is actually a wise decision for SF.