MP3 was arguably among the most successful format in history, surpassed only by html. If it is dead now, which it isn’t, the patent has nothing to do with that

MP3 was arguably among the most successful format in history, surpassed only by html. If it is dead now, which it isn’t, the patent has nothing to do with that, because it actually just expired. MP3 becoming less important is simply a result of incremental improvements on its fundamental ideas, like AAP.