2004 MP3 Losers
Losers include iPod Killers (no one there yet!), Sony (stuck in the 80ies) ...
2004 MP3 Losers
"The Digital Media Losers of 2004"
1. iPod Killers
There were none. A few competing players like the Rio Carbon are excellent, but none have even put a dent on the iPod's dominance. A marketing phrase, nothing more.
2. Sony
Back in 2000 Sony failed in it's first attempts at selling a digital media player. That's because these players did not play MP3 files, only Sony's proprietary ATRAC 3 format. Then the inventor of portable audio watched as a computer manufacturer took over the digital market. Sony finally relented and released its first MP3 player the Sony Network Walkman NW-HD1. Unfortunately, the NW-HD1 was uninspiring.
3. WMA
What puts the WMA format on the losers list is the fact that Overpeer was able to corrupt the Windows Media DRM and load adware onto music files. This means far more malicious software can be added too. WMA files are now an information security risk and if debilitating trojans appear, consumers will learn to avoid the format altogether. This will lead services like Napster and others selling WMA tunes to offer a second file format to hedge their bets to avoid losing sales. Could this become the opportunity for Ogg Vorbis and FLAC to gain mainstream acceptance?
Security issues haunt Microsoft again ...
2004 MP3 Losers
"The Digital Media Losers of 2004"
1. iPod Killers
There were none. A few competing players like the Rio Carbon are excellent, but none have even put a dent on the iPod's dominance. A marketing phrase, nothing more.
2. Sony
Back in 2000 Sony failed in it's first attempts at selling a digital media player. That's because these players did not play MP3 files, only Sony's proprietary ATRAC 3 format. Then the inventor of portable audio watched as a computer manufacturer took over the digital market. Sony finally relented and released its first MP3 player the Sony Network Walkman NW-HD1. Unfortunately, the NW-HD1 was uninspiring.
3. WMA
What puts the WMA format on the losers list is the fact that Overpeer was able to corrupt the Windows Media DRM and load adware onto music files. This means far more malicious software can be added too. WMA files are now an information security risk and if debilitating trojans appear, consumers will learn to avoid the format altogether. This will lead services like Napster and others selling WMA tunes to offer a second file format to hedge their bets to avoid losing sales. Could this become the opportunity for Ogg Vorbis and FLAC to gain mainstream acceptance?
Security issues haunt Microsoft again ...
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