My experience with WMA isn't what Microsoft has promised. 128kbps is kinda standard for MP3, but a 64kbps WMA doesn't compare. I think that 10:1 compression is the threshold for any lossy format like JPEG, MPEG, and MP3; anything more than that is crappy. If the Microsoft guys think they can do better without reducing quality they're kiding themselves.
As for integrating an MP3 codec I don't think they should. The FHg codec that came with earlier Win's was not worht the disk space it took up. LAME has exe's, dll's, and even a direct show filter but Microsoft won't want to use those. They'll want thier own codec which will enevitbly suck.
We can do just fine without Microsoft.
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