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From: Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Do Microsoft?sCopilot+ PCs Require Linux?
Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 07:23:04 -0400
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On 2024-05-24 7:51 p.m., RonB wrote:
> On 2024-05-24, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>> On 2024-05-24 11:32 a.m., Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>> Andrzej Matuch wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>>>
>>>> On 2024-05-24 8:30 a.m., Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>>>> Andrzej Matuch wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2024-05-24 3:00 a.m., RonB wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2024-05-24, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> <brevsnip>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Probably because some people think that Apple Music also requires Apple
>>>>>>>> hardware. Even without Apple hardware, the sound quality is superior as
>>>>>>>> is the selection.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You would have better ears than I have to tell the difference.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The ears are one thing, but even if you only know about the
>>>>>> specifications, you would know that what Spotify offers can't compete.
>>>>>> Apple's lossy codec is the best there is, so a song encoded at 256kbps
>>>>>> using it will sound magnificent no matter what kind of speakers you use.
>>>>>> If that is not sufficient for you, it also offers lossless at no extra
>>>>>> charge. Meanwhile, the default for Spotify is AAC at 128kbps, using an
>>>>>> inferior codec that is probably the one offered by Nero. High quality
>>>>>> there is 256kbps, more or less on par with what Apple Music offers at
>>>>>> the low end but, again, with a worse encoder. There is no lossless option.
>>>>>
>>>>> But is the "loss" noticeable to human ears?
>>>>
>>>> It is. There is an additional punch to the Apple AAC encoder that is
>>>> lacking in Nero's. Nero's does a good job, but it isn't as good. It's
>>>> better than MP3 though.
>>>>
>>>>> And if so, does it matter? I enjoy a tune the same whether I listen to it
>>>>> through earbuds, $15 logitech speakers, whether in quiet or a bit of
>>>>> background noise. Most of musical information is low frequency (under 5 kHz),
>>>>> though the harmonics increase that up to maybe 16 kHz.
>>>>
>>>> For people who aren't audiophiles, there isn't a difference in audio
>>>> quality, but they will likely notice the greater selection from Apple. I
>>>> also think that Apple has an excellent interface, with YouTube's being
>>>> the absolute worst.
>>>
>>> I stopped listening to YouTube while walking. Sick of commerials in the middle
>>> of a 10-minute tune. Also the slightest accidental touch of the phone screen
>>> can stop the playback.
>>>
>>> Switched to SomaFM... their Secret Agent channel has some good walkin' tunes.
>>
>> YouTube Music doesn't have commercials if you pay for it. It also
>> removes ads from YouTube itself, making for a much more pleasant viewing
>> experience there too.
> 
> It doesn't have ads if you use uBlock Origin either.

True, but my being a Catholic makes me reluctant to use services in a 
way that doesn't benefit the provider. I stopped blocking ads a while 
back and pay to support the sites I most often frequent. If I am not 
interested in paying and a site becomes needlessly annoying to use, I 
simply check out an alternative.

-- 
Andrzej (Andre) Matuch
TG: @AndrzejMatuch
Catholic, paleoconservative, Christ is king.