Comment 29 for bug 528910

I apologize in advance for my not well developed English language.

@David D. Lowe
"I'm puzzled buy your idea that people buying MP3s from an Ubuntu Music Store would accelerate adoption of patent-free formats. If anything, it would do the opposite, as music stores would begin to think that even the Linux crowd don't really need patent-free formats."

I think I know what Mark Shuttleworth means by stating that if lots of people would buy patent-encumbered formats, it would accelerate the use of free/gratis formats.

At the moment, Canonical doesn't have influence on 7digital's decisions whether to offer Vorbis or not. However, if the Ubuntu One Music Store would generate a lot of sales and by that; a lot of money for 7digital, it could starting to "demand" free formats. I know this doesn't sound fair, but I think this is how it works.

Am I right Mark?