Yeah, but look at where that article is coming from, MSNBC?
Some people at MS must be sh---ing bricks over the popularity of the Apple Music Store, after all this is where MS sees its next cash cow in trying to provide the nuts and bolts for digital media delivery/security.
I wouldn't count on the objectivity of this article, I'm just surprised they didn't put in a little plug for the superiority of WMA as a codec.