I would guess that the reason is that it is newer than MP3 and some of the other formats, and I am not sure that it has a way to protect files from being copied like protected WMA files.
----- Original Message ----- From: "André van Deventer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 2:11 AM Subject: RE: If you had to buy a mp3 player today : Hi all : : Have just been wondering. If vorbis is such a popular format and so much : better, why is it not more widely used than mp3 in e.g. music services? Is : there a lossless format for ogg vorbis? : : Andre : : : -----Original Message----- : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : On Behalf Of Nick G : Sent: 06 September 2006 03:52 AM : To: PC audio discussion list. : Subject: Re: If you had to buy a mp3 player today : : Ogg Vorbis is a format that has twice the sound quality of mp3 at equivalent : bitrates. : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Tate Luck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:39 PM : Subject: RE: If you had to buy a mp3 player today : : : > Hi, : > : > What is ogg Vorbis? : > : > -----Original Message----- : > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : > On Behalf Of Nick G : > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:27 PM : > To: PC audio discussion list. : > Subject: Re: If you had to buy a mp3 player today : > : > I, personally, would by the IAUdio X5 from www.cowonamerica.com. It : > has a hard drive, is made out of nice metal, and cah use rock box, : > which makes the : > : > mp3 player talk. It, even out of the box, can play ogg Vorbis, which : > is something I look for always. : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "David Tanner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 8:57 PM : > Subject: Re: If you had to buy a mp3 player today : > : > : >> What features do you want it to have? Ultimately, I think one of the : >> best : > : >> is Book Port, but then you may not be looking for a multi purpose : >> device such as Book Port. The great thing about it is that it is : >> totally accessible, and since it uses flash memory cards up to 4 : >> gigabytes you can : > : >> have a lot of music with you, and have more than one card so it is : >> easier to have a large library of music, books, etc. and play them : >> all on one unit. : >> : >> At half the price of the Book Port is the Olympus WS320M digital : >> recorder and MP3 player. It plays both MP3 and WMA, records only in : >> WMA. It is very small, runs on 1 tripple A battery, and can store 1 : >> gigabyte of files. It has a USB interface that makes copying files : >> to it a very easy thing to do. : >> : >> There are lots of others that one could consider, and I'll just say : >> these two happen to be my personal favorites because I own and use : >> both of them regularly. : >> : >> : >> ----- Original Message ----- : >> From: "Tate Luck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : >> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : >> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 3:36 PM : >> Subject: If you had to buy a mp3 player today : >> : >> : >> : Yes, : >> : : >> : : >> : : >> : I wood like to buy a mp3 player. 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