--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "bhairitu" <noozguru@> wrote: > > > There are still parts of Linux that aren't ready for > > > prime-time though it is still a good Windoze killer. > > > > For me, the ability to play *any* type of online multimedia is of > > primary importance, and I don't trust Linux or even a Mac to handle > > all Windows Media Player content. I recently switched from Win2000 to > > XP only because I started encountering too many sites requiring WMP > > 10, which is not available for Win2000. > > Heh. How's WMP at MPEG-4 content?
Dunno. Don't care. I use Zoom Player and Quicktime for viewing most downloaded files. > And I'll match the formats supported by QuickTime vs the formats > supported by WMP any day of the week. That's all very nice, but if you hit a website that requires WMP 10 in order to play embedded streaming video, Quicktime is going to sit there, not doing a goddamn thing. I started coming across websites that wouldn't work with WMP 9 in Win2000, not even with IE; I had to fire up the XP laptop to see the embedded content. And, even with WMP 10 on XP, I sometimes have to load a site in IE because it won't work in Firefox. The reality is that there are still a significant number of websites built with proprietary M$FT software that require the latest M$FT client software. And, yes, I find it annoying; I much prefer more open, cross-platform standards, like embedded Flash video. But, as long as the Microsoft Hegemonizer Bunny is on the loose, I will continue to use Windows. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
