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Much like GIFs, MP3s will never go away.
Sure there are better alternatives, but widespread adoption over decades now is hard to gloss over.
Same with H264. I still have trouble getting H265 videos to play on all devices, so it's easier to stay with 264.
Pretty much everything plays AAC though (unless it's some cheap mp3 player)