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> all benefits as other open source format e.g. FLAC. Except adoption. FLAC is much more widely supported, so why opt for ALAC?
by Forbo 5y ago
> all benefits as other open source format e.g. FLAC.
Except adoption. FLAC is much more widely supported, so why opt for ALAC?
- jolux 5y agoBecause iTunes doesn't support FLAC.
- yingbo 5y agoALAC is open source and you can feel free to contribute to it or "adopt"/use it.Apple has been using ALAC for a long time on difference devices and platform. Moreover, according to Wikipedia, "compared to some other formats, it is not as difficult to decode, making it practical for a limited-power device, such as older iOS devices". "Adoption" is not a reason, from my point of view, ask a company/app abandon an open sourced format to use another one.
- tshaddox 5y agoThat seems to imply that there should only ever be one format for any particular application.