Sony to Support Apple’s AAC Format

By Michael Santo
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

In what can only be categorized as acknowledgement of Apple’s dominance of digital music, Sony today announced they would support Apple’s AAC audio format with its music management software. iPod users could swap files between devices, but not, of course, those files purchased on iTunes, due to DRM differences.

The behemoth Japanese conglomerate, which once controlled the portable music market, announced Tuesday that the company’s data compression technology would be compatible with a number of rival formats, including Apple’s format of choice, AAC.

In the past, Sony has fiercely held to its own Atrac system. By switching to a technology that supports AAC, Sony appears to be acknowledging Apple’s dominance in the digital music playing market, say analysts. Source: News.com

We Say: This was inevitable, as Apple’s dominance of the marketplace seems insurmountable, at least for now.