[Open-graphics] Re: Patents

[James Richard Tyrer]

luc wrote:
> Le jeudi 07 septembre 2006 à 13:47 -0700, James Richard Tyrer a écrit :
>> luc wrote:
> 
>>> Not exactly, because the iPod plays as well the MP3 file format. It 
>>> would be more exact to say that Apple has locked the "usage" of the
>>> AAC file format (understand that a non-iPod AAC player can't read the
>>> AAC files from iTunes Store) but don't compete against the MP3 file
>>> format.
>> You are confusing the Apple iTunes DRM with the AAC codec.  
> Not at all, what I wanted to say by the "usage" is that the AAC file
> format isn't locked by Apple, only a way to use it has been locked by
> Apple. This way is iTMS+iPod. Otherwise, any player can support the AAC
> file format.
>> Free and 
>> commercial software that uses AAC is available as well as licenses to 
>> use AAC.  If, in fact, it is not possible to play iTunes files on other 
>> systems, it is not due to the AAC codec.
> Of course, but I didn't want to say that; I should improve my English,
> indeed.
> 
Thats alright.  People are lucky that they don't have to suffer with my 
poor German.  IAC, English is not a very precise language so even native 
speakers say ambiguous things.

IAC, Apple DRM has prevented AAC from becoming popular.  Now that 
Real/Helix also supports it this will probably change in the future.

-- 
JRT