Touchwood Studios Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Sony is loosing it bad It Only plays ONE audio format (Sony's own) What are they doing? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/11/sony_vaio_pocket/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Dumb move... and the price tag (over four bones) is too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 I see Sony is still at it with their proprietary stupidity. And they wonder why their Clie line failed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bejeeber Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 It only plays songs encoded in the company's own ATRAC 3 format???!!! Yeah, seems DUMB. ----------------------------- Just a pinch between the geek and chum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViLo Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Originally posted by Bejeeber: It only plays songs encoded in the company's own ATRAC 3 format???!!! Yeah, seems DUMB. -----------------------------In the words of Jerry Sinefeld: :Stupid!, stupid!, stupid"!!!! Jesus Is Coming, Make Music, Get Ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3D Audio Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 It's like "We'll play on YOUR playing field, but only if we play by OUR rules." It does seem like a pretty dumb move considering the installed base of MP3 and AAC users and music libraries. Who wants to convert their 20G library so they can use a player with a color screen? Show of hands? Lynn Fuston 3D Audio Inc Home of 3dB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanmass Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 This product is dead before it even hits the pipe. iPod is God until debunked. The little Dell DJ is pretty cool, if any of you are looking for an alternate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spokenward Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 The BBC reports that Sony's network Walkman will now play mp3. Sony says its digital music players will now play MP3 format music tracks, and not just its own Atrac format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 As a manufacturer, it's always smart to step back from yourself and not let ego get in the way of actually making money. You can't imagine how much cooler the music/audio products you use today could be if more things like the ratification of the MIDI spec had happened over the last 25 years. Instead, the entire reason for the proprietary interfaces, plug-in formats and the cottage industry of converter tools is that nobody wanted to implement someone else's technology over their own. See "NIH"... (not invented here). - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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