Ogg Vorbis Support itunes & ipod

Hi,
With the potential problems round the corner that may appear with the Alcatel MP3 "patent" isn't it time Apple re-consider adding Ogg Vorbis support to iTunes and the iPod?
As a totally free format which outperforms MP3 on both file size and quality I don't understand why Apple hasn't added this already. iTunes with Ogg and AAC support would be awesome.
At the very least it would enable Apple to drop MP3 in future if need be.
Does anyone else agree?
Regards,
Tim.
Windows XP
Windows XP

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