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Originally Posted by Wrao
I wouldn't say that. .mp3 is more established, but that does not mean it is necessarily any more future-proof than .aac
At the rate iTunes is going, .aac will be as ubiquitous as .mp3 within a few years.
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No effin' way. Here's a little test. Go to an online electronics shop, any kind (car audio, home audio, portable audio... anything) and do a search for MP3-compatible devices. Then do a search for AAC-compatible devices.
MP3 is a standard feature on virtually anything that can play CDs. AAC is a special feature that a few of the higher-end devices can play. It's more widespread than it was a few years ago, but it'll never, ever be as ubiquitous as MP3. At the very least, having a bunch of AAC files won't be too big of a liability in the future, but if your files are in MP3 format, you are guaranteed to be able to play them on anything for a long, long time.