The MP3 file format was always encumbered with patents, but as of 2017, the last patent finally expired. Although the format became synonymous with the digital music revolution that started in the …
  • @[email protected]English
    14•1 day ago

    Opus is better in every way

    Except ubiquitousness.

    I can play an MP3 on any digital audio device made in the last 20 years.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•22 hours ago

      Ubiquitousness is not an aspect of the codec, let alone a technical one. It’s yet another failure of capitalism.

    • @DavidDoesLemmyEnglish
      3•1 day ago

      True. All my devices support it, but many older ones may not.