recommendation.. So you may want to ask them.
The Real format also has this type of scriptable media events as does
several other formats (Flash is approaching this from the other end:
adding video control to a scriptable environment rather than the other
round). It's in the formats because customers wanted it. They wanted
the ability to display some video, then link in a commercial, then show
a placard with an audio track then present a survey.
The comparison is between WMA (and WMV), SMIL, Real and Flash - not MP3
in my opinion. MP3 is strictly a music compression technology - that's
it, nothing more. These other formats are content presentation
platforms (several of which allow for MP3 as a scriptable asset).
Jim Davis
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 9:00 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: iTunes! BEWARE
Apples and oranges, man. You're saying that MS and Unix both have
security
issues. True. But the issue is not the OS, the issue is a media format.
Why
the fuck should a media file format be a vector for a virus? The
comparison
is with WMA vs. mp3, not MS vs Unix. MP3 is harmless, WMA is not. Why
would
I want a music player to support a file format like that?
-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 5:56 AM
Subject: RE: iTunes! BEWARE
> LOL Microsoft DRM is not a bad thing. Just because MS wrote DRM to be
> able to get as loosely or tightly controlled as the author wishes
thats
> awesome software.
> Really its time to stop looking at the OSes as being the source of
these
> problems its not. Unix gets worms and hacks and cracks and buffer
> over/under runs that compromise your system. You will NEVER have a
100%
> safe system that you can never have hit by a virus or an exploit. It
is
> only the fact so many people are gunning for MS that it is in the news
> all the time. But check out (can't remember the site right now because
> my brain is toast) the site that i subscribe to that gives millions
the
> most upto date security issues for all platforms you'll see *nix has
> just as many if not more problems the windows. I love Unix through and
> through and i personally hate windows servers for hosting because of
my
> level of comfort with the software and the need for more reboots and
> such things but that tis life.
>
> So way to go wma i love you through and through lol. Very odd to see
me
> sticking up for MS but think of it this way i'm like the guy standing
up
> to tell people to back of when they start to pick on the "Special" kid
> in class lol. They can't help it that they are special. hehe
>
>
>
>
> --
> Bill Wheatley
> Senior Database Developer
> eDiets.com, Inc.
> (OTCBB: EDET)
> 3801 W. Hillsboro Blvd.
> Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
> V: (954) 360-9022 ext. 159
> F: (954) 360-9095
> E: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> W: <http://www.ediets.com/> www.ediets.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 10:01 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: iTunes! BEWARE
>
>
> I would stop using it if it DID have wma support.
>
> wma is the most evil format ever. Why don't we embed vba scripting in
> everything so that all media files can be the source of viruses? Why
> limit the fun to executables? Let's trigger the vba virus whenever the
> file is browsed in Windows Explorer! Let's embed DRM spyware into
files
> that report user statistics back anytime a file is played.
>
> Now that's fun and exciting.
>
> Jerry Johnson
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/21/03 09:50AM >>>
> LOL thats bs, winamp has had a wma plugin to play wmas for years.
> If Apple gave a damn they would have too, but its just another snub
> which pisses me off and makes me not want to use their product no
matter
> how nice it is to finally
> organize my files. Of course it crashes when i try to import it all so
i
> have to do it little by little which is a pain in my ass btw lol.
>
> <CF_FOGHORN>
> Great product I say i say
>
>
> That steve jobs boy has about as much sense as a wooden nickle i say i
> say
> </CF_FOGHORN>
>
> --
> Bill Wheatley
> Senior Database Developer
> eDiets.com, Inc.
> (OTCBB: EDET)
> 3801 W. Hillsboro Blvd.
> Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
> V: (954) 360-9022 ext. 159
> F: (954) 360-9095
> E: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> W: <http://www.ediets.com/> www.ediets.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 9:34 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: iTunes! BEWARE
>
> How about MS use open formats lol.
>
> -Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 8:15 AM
> Subject: RE: iTunes! BEWARE
>
> > Hrm is there a converter out yet to let itunes work with wma files??
> its
> > pissing me off that it won't read it i mean wtf how about apple
starts
> > to be able to listen to common windows formarts lol. Its only the
> > windows platform. Ok who has a good freeware/crackware converter
that
> > will convert from many formats to mp3
>
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