Natuurlijk is microsoft nog niet tevreden met haar grootschalige monopoliepositie op de softwaremarkt. Nu kunnen ze MP3 ook al niet met rust laten 
Microsoft announced that future versions of the Diamond Rio Portable MP3 Player will support Microsoft Windows Media Audio (WMA). Microsoft boasts that with WMA, Rio users will be able to hold twice as much music with the same sound quality as MP3. Diamond recently announced the upcoming Rio PMP500, the next generation of its portable MP3 player. The PMP500 will offer 64MB standard, ID3 tag reading via the LCD, and an even smaller and sleeker design. The new Rio will ship with RioPort's Rio Audio Manager software, which will allow users to create, manage and play WMA and MP3 files. Microsoft and Diamond will also cooperate on Windows Media Management Services, the technology that allows users to securely transfer audio content from PCs to Rio players.
Wel een slimme zet van Diamond trouwens. Ook de hardcore Bill Gates discipelen die uiteraard WMA zullen gaan gebruiken ipv MP3 komen zo aan hun trekken.
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