Gill, Kathy wrote:
>
> >From Andreas:
>
> Microsoft Corp., after coming under fire in federal court last week for
> disabling Apple's Quicktime, released a bug fix at
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/developer/news/quicktime.htm
>
> KEG:
> Of course, the "bug fix" copy notes that Apple and Real Networks are both at
> fault in their allegations against MSIE, which has been written to give
> "precedence to ActiveX controls that support progressive download, although
> this can be overridden."
Weasel-y language at best:
"3.Internet Explorer always uses registered helper applications for
audio
files referenced using the HREF HTML tag. A plug-in will not be used
for playback of an audio file via HREF. This is a feature of Internet
Explorer."
So, what this says, then, is that when I put "real audio" next to an
.ra/.pnm file, converted with RA Encoder, tested with RA and designed
for RA streaming -- and my users expect it to trigger the RA player that
I intended -- it is a "feature" that MSIE defaults to windows media
player, which isn't a plug-in, but an OS add-on, and confuses
expectations?
Methinks they better start handing out hip waders and shovels before MS
press conferences. :P
B
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