Why do people use WMA? How does it compare to other codecs? etc., [split from “Windows Media Player 12 VBR Codec?”, thread 99192] Options

[eahm]

Pardon my ignorance and please, this is a real question: why people use WMA? I've hear many people using it and I didn't used once.

[pdq]

Pardon my ignorance and please, this is a real question: why people use WMA? I've hear many people using it and I didn't used once.

Most of the time people use it because it is the default codec on whatever platform/software they are using. If you take a serious look at it compared to other codecs then you will probably not choose it.

[TheSeven]

Pardon my ignorance and please, this is a real question: why people use WMA? I've hear many people using it and I didn't used once.

Most of the time people use it because it is the default codec on whatever platform/software they are using. If you take a serious look at it compared to other codecs then you will probably not choose it.

Most people would probably want to take a serious listen as well, before they decide. It isn't well-liked around here for some reason, but I know alot of people who seem to get a lot of enjoyment from their portable music, even though it's ripped with WMA.

[db1989]

Most people would probably want to take a serious listen as well, before they decide. It isn't well-liked around here for some reason, but I know alot of people who seem to get a lot of enjoyment from their portable music, even though it's ripped with WMA.

Listening is irrelevant at bitrates that provide transparency across the board, and by that point, users are free to choose a codec based on the many other criteria and may well prefer something else.