Well, having to buy a new player every year just because the codecs change is not really great so I believe open codecs are better than proprietary ones. Even

Well, having to buy a new player every year just because the codecs change is not really great so I believe open codecs are better than proprietary ones. Even worse you can't buy a license to play the content on the device of your choice(i.e your PC). I hope Dolby will get the same medicine.