On Sat, 2005-07-23 at 14:11 -0400, Paul Davis wrote: > > > > are you sure winamp plays ogg after a regular, default install? or does > > > > it need an additional codec pack, that a typical user would have no clue > > > > about unless they understand what ogg/vorbis is and how it relates to > > > > mp3? > > > > > > I'm absolutely sure that all you need to do is to install Winamp. It has > > > been this way for years now. > > > > Most Windows users reaction to Winamp is "wow, that's still around?" > > Like it or not it's a WMP world. > > Not to mention the other reaction: "Hmm, I can play everything else I > get online with WMP, what's the deal with this ogg/vorbis format?" >
Of course, WMP is supposed to download the codec from Microsoft's site if it encounters an unknown format. I'd be interested to see how they explain this not working for .ogg. Lee