From Andrew Hime Sent Thu, Apr 15th 1999, 22:15
From Andrew Hime Sent Thu, Apr 15th 1999, 22:15
> Actually, the mp3 format is about to become > a lot more user friendly. In the next few > months the ability to play mp3s and > streaming mp3s is being incorporated into > the Real Media Player. Currently there is > a 3rd party Real Media plugin that allows > the player to do this but according to a recent > article in Internet World magazine, that feature > will be a standard Real Player feature later this > year. So instead of entering long file locations > and/or finding mp3 files on your machine, you > can just click on a quick link. Windows Media Player sort of currently does this. Very poorly. I can't say I'm surprised by Greg Warp's quotes, given their vehemence in shutting down sites in the past. Really, though, must they be so rabid? I mean, are they making huge amounts of money and they don't want to lose it that badly? This is not to say I'm not bothered by what I call the "MP3 people", who are basically warez kiddies and the like who think the world owes them everything on a silver platter, for free. "Why should I have to pay for anything?" Because someone did work to give you that music. It's a nice thing to be able to live off of what you enjoy, I'd like to think I help a few people do that. Well, Aphex anyway.