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Eliminate the need for Windows Media Player for Mac

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bedouin:
Windows Media Player for Mac is awful -- period.  It stalls while streaming, one cannot scan easily through files, it can't play certain WMA streams, and it hasn't been updated in ages.  It seems a third party company has done what MS should have done from the beginning -- simply release a WMV/WMA codec for Quicktime.  Here it is:

http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm

I purchased the $9 player, and it works flawlessly.  Even imbedded WMV and WMA content opens up in Quicktime's plugin.  Download the trial and see for yourself.

Totally ecstatic to be rid of WMP for Mac.

worker201:
Swell, if you want to continue to support MS's proprietary media formats.  I use Quicktime, mplayer, and VLC.  Anything that won't open in one of those is of no use to me.  Yeah, I miss a few interesting videos (especially since pr0n is all wmv now!), but I consider that to be one of the sacrifices I have to make in order to make my anti-Microsoft beliefs known.

MrX:

--- Quote from: worker201 ---Swell, if you want to continue to support MS's proprietary media formats.  I use Quicktime, mplayer, and VLC.  Anything that won't open in one of those is of no use to me.  Yeah, I miss a few interesting videos (especially since pr0n is all wmv now!), but I consider that to be one of the sacrifices I have to make in order to make my anti-Microsoft beliefs known.
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every tried stopping a juggernaught? not gonna happen. emprace it, dont shunt it

piratePenguin:

--- Quote from: MrX ---every tried stopping a juggernaught? not gonna happen. emprace it, dont shunt it
--- End quote ---
Or.. Just get away and avoid it. When you can. And in this case, you can. It's a small sacrafice.

MrX:
that's right. you can always run. but you can't hide. but you can still run.

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