Wired: Lossless Will Not Destroy MP3s
We’re fans of high quality audio. But we agree that even low bit-rate MP3s serve a purpose, even if they sound a little funky: they’re portable, they work on all kinds of devices, and they have no DRM. So we totally understand where Wired is coming from when they list five reasons why lossless (or uncompressed) music will not kill the MP3 format, despite some pundits’ claims.
Sure, expensive flash memory is the future (meaning that storage prices will remain high), there are too many lossless formats, and customers like to save money—those are all good reasons why MP3s are here to stay.
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