Real Will Include Ogg Vorbis Support

Skuto writes "Following the example of AOL with Winamp, RealNetworks has decided to give Ogg Vorbis their sign of approval and will be including support into their player software. The press release has more information. Meanwhile, independent listening tests are being set up to determine how well Vorbis fares against its competitors WMA, AAC and MP3Pro. You can help by signing up for the tests here." A couple of comments (1, 2) in our previous story provide the best description of what Real is doing, if you missed them.

I'd try Ogg Vorbis ...

[Bryan Ischo]

... but, I made a pact with myself some years ago to never use any file format that was named in the Klingon language.

Seriously, the name is so stupid and embarrassing to say or read that I wonder if people won't resist it for that reason alone. I'm not being facetious here, either. I'm hesitent to listen to Ogg Vorbis format files because I would be too embarrassed to have to say "It's Ogg Vorbis" should someone ask me what I'm listening to ...

Re:Anybody

[Anonvmous Coward]

Yeah I do... lots of porn uses it.

What?!?

[A nonymous Coward]

You've got a name like Ischo and you complain that Ogg Vorbis sounds stupid and embarrassing?!?

Re:I'd try Ogg Vorbis ...

[jglow]

I think you have other issues. I have no problem saying ogg vorbis simply because people look at me strange when I say it.

Ogg what?
Ogg Vorbis

It'd be different if it was called Barbie's Dream Audio Compression.

Re:I'd try Ogg Vorbis ...

[tswinzig]

I'm hesitent to listen to Ogg Vorbis format files because I would be too embarrassed to have to say "It's Ogg Vorbis" should someone ask me what I'm listening to ...

I imagine the conversation going like this:

Joe: Hey Bryan, what are you listening to?

Bryan: Ogg Vorbis

Joe: No you fucking idiot, what is the name of the song you're listening to? Who the fuck cares what format you encoded it in?!