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Comments on: Neil Young to tech industry: You can do better

Singer-songwriter says the technology industry can do better than suffice with current MP3 quality.

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by Headpooch July 23, 2008 2:59 PM PDT: Memo to Neil:

If you want to talk quality, you certainly don't want to talk to Michael Dell. Not exactly his strong suit.; Like this Reply to this comment


by galacticcruiser July 23, 2008 3:08 PM PDT: The tech industry already has done better than MP3: the OGG format. Its politics and other things that often promote certain software and formats to be the popular ones...; Like this Reply to this comment


by mesonto July 23, 2008 3:26 PM PDT: Actually I would say that Apple is the real threat here not Michael Dell, those damn useless iPods and their horrible music quality permeate the market. Still looking forward to hires sound and flac to be the opensource defacto standard.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Thomas, David July 23, 2008 3:45 PM PDT: Ahh yes, with banks closing, people losing everything, or close to it, a "war" no one wants to discuss anymore ... yep, "tech industry music woes" is right on top of the list.; Like this Reply to this comment


by inpersonoz July 23, 2008 4:12 PM PDT: Definitely don't talk to Dell, he wouldn't have a clue. AAC is better that MP3, but they all could do with a lift. He should talk to Jobs.; Like this Reply to this comment


by baconstang July 24, 2008 1:29 AM PDT: How about a 24 bit / 96KHz with an Apple Lossless sort of compression?; Like this Reply to this comment

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Charles Cooper has covered technology and business for more than 25 years. A graduate of Queens College and Columbia University, Cooper received the Excellence in Journalism award from the Northern California branch of the Society for Professional Journalists for column writing.