Windows 10 will support FLAC out of the box

[arunlouie]

News out stating, Windows 10 media player will have the capability to play FLAC format audio files without any addons.

Details here:
Windows 10 Will Have Native Support For Free Lossless Audio Codec

 

[iaudio]

I hope Apple takes the cue and does the same on its platforms: on macs as well as iOS. If itunes could play .flac it would make itunes a bit more bearable.

 

[IndianEars]

While this is good news, for serious listening, 3rd Party software players are Always used by Both Windows and Mac users....