• twistedtxb@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Much like GIFs, MP3s will never go away.

    Sure there are better alternatives, but widespread adoption over decades now is hard to gloss over.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      Not being encumbered by patents is a huge advantage for MP3s going forward, and the reality is that MP3 is good enough for vast majority of situations. The improvements newer formats like AAC bring are not worth the trouble of being chained to a proprietary format.