i must admit i'm slightly confused as to why you're against ALAC because it's closed source but use software like windows, OS X, dbpoweramp and so on.....
no matter what apple do with the format in the future it's not like existing software is suddenly going to stop playing your files.
My reasons for not using ALAC are rather simple - I use my Macbook when I'm out on the road - and that's all.
Apple are constantly tweaking and playing around with iTunes, Quicktime and the ALAC/AAC encoders. I'd prefer to stick with the open source formats like FLAC (or WAV), as they have been around a while and are well documented/tested.
and you know i'm right about the normal people jibe.... if i wasn't, more software would support what you're doing.
In a way you are right, yes. Choosing WAV isn't always a good decision. Cetainly not if you think it's better sound quality wise than FLAC.
But I can't agree with software not supporting WAV. Almost anything can play WAV (most without tags, true).
dBpoweramp can add exactly the same tags to a WAV, as it can a FLAC - it 100% fully supports WAV tagging. This isn't obscure software either, it's one of the very best and biggest PC music ripping applications.
J-River Media Center displays and can also tag WAV files. One of the developers of this software is Matt Ashland, the guy who created the Monkey's Audio lossless codec.