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Originally Posted by IgorC
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xHE-AAC, Opus, HEVC and VP9 were all standarized at the same time.
VP9, HEVC and Opus were adopted in many applications.
xHE-AAC? Name me one functional encoder. 6 years and counting.
No market for its licensing (Opus did it), awfully late and too little.
xHE-AAC is dead.
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xHE-AAC was added to the DRM+ digital radio standard which india is rolling out. It may still become popular in the future if DRM+ becomes popular.
I can't see it becoming popular online due to the patent costs especially as Opus 1.3 has improved lower bitrates recently and will continue to improve.