Thursday, September 23, 2004
Sony to Support MP3 Music Files
Posted by James Fee in "NEWS" @ 07:00 AM
"In a major strategic reversal, Sony Corp. said Wednesday it plans to add support for MP3 music files to some of its portable music players. The shift to support the widely used MP3 music format would end Sony's long-standing insistence on its proprietary format called Atrac and better position the electronics giant against rivals such as Apple Computer Inc., whose portable players support both MP3s and other file formats. Similar plans are underway for the United States market but Griswold did not know when audio players with MP3 support would be introduced in the U.S."
About time. Is the the start of Sony moving away from ATRAC or just answering their consumers who want to be able to play their MP3s?
About time. Is the the start of Sony moving away from ATRAC or just answering their consumers who want to be able to play their MP3s?
