lcrocker@nupedia.com wrote:
But the big benefit is that unlike RA, she won't have to install software that takes over her machine, sends her spam, and was written by a company that has proven it can't be trusted. As much as people complain about MS, Real.com is ten times worse. I personally refuse to use any software from them--I value my computer, and won't risk it. So I simply can't use RA at all. It's a one-company format, so if I don't use their software, there's no alternative.
I think this is a good argument for avoiding RealAudio completely.
I'm not quite as opposed to MP3--there are some patent problems, but at least it's not a one-company format and there are players for all platforms, and players are more likely to support it without pugins. But most software supporting MP3 is also supporting OGG these days or has promised to.
Right, MP3 is pretty ubiquitous.
--Jimbo