
Submission + - Will AAC become next industry standard?
stivi writes: " BusinessWeek writes: "Apple's recent deal with EMI to sell DRM-free songs from the publisher's catalog on iTunes may clinch the iPod's AAC format as the industry standard". The article talks about possible reasons why AAC might marginalize WMA. There are plenty of players that can play AAC already. What would happen if more labels would follow the step of providing DRM-free music, possibly with higher quality?"