The article: http://www.reuters.co.uk/news_article.jhtml?type=internet&Repository=INTERNET_REP_UK&RepositoryStoryID=%2Fnews%2FIDS%2FUK%2FInternet%2FOUKIN-MEDIA-MP3-REPORT_TXT.XML (pointlessly long URL there) Synopsis: "Reuters UK reports that Microsoft and RealNetworks plan to "wean customers way from MP3 files" and "limit the quality" of MP3 files that can be recorded on a computer running Windows XP. Read it and weep. Dave Farber (who, incidentally, does understand the issues and isn't making this comment in a "get used to it" sense) has a great quote: "The consumer is going to eat what he's given." That's just.. wrong.. John -- # John Madden weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ICQ: 2EB9EA # FreeLists, Free mailing lists for all: //www.freelists.org # UNIX Systems Engineer, Ivy Tech State College: http://www.ivy.tec.in.us # Linux, Apache, Perl and C: All the best things in life are free! ======================================== Avenir Web's Computers Mailing List List Modes, Subscription, and General Info: Go to //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=11 List Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/computers Administrative Contact: weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Get computer help: http://avenir.dhs.org ========================================
