Windows Media Player 9 Series for Mac OS X: Coming

[Doctor Q]

I'm worried that Microsoft's new software will do any or all of the following:

(a) disable or interfere with the operation of my other software

(b) change my defaults and preferences

(c) send information about my system or habits to Microsoft

All of these have happened with other products, so I'm wary. But since I want to be able to play the latest WM files, I may have to take my chances.

 

[JW Pepper]

Well a friend and I converted an avi, he did it into wmp and I to quick time. He managed to compress it to 1/2 the siz of the quicktime movie. Yes I do have qtp and I can't work out how he has managed to do it and retain the quality. I have treid differing codecs but if I compress it to much the quality goes.

If this is typical I am not supprised people are encoding into wmp format.

 

[aafuss1]

I actually like the Windows version WMP9 -great interface and easy to use-has special features in the XP version. Content-a MS video matchup of 98 and XP uses .asx, which requires WMP.

 

[gopher]

Originally posted by Doctor Q
I'm worried that Microsoft's new software will do any or all of the following:

(a) disable or interfere with the operation of my other software

(b) change my defaults and preferences

(c) send information about my system or habits to Microsoft

All of these have happened with other products, so I'm wary. But since I want to be able to play the latest WM files, I may have to take my chances.

This is why you must backup your data prior to applying any software update or installation. That will allow you to revert back to the the previous condition of your system should a software installation go awry.

 

[coolbreeze]

Sure, MSFT sucks and all, and their software is invasive, but it is a necessary evil in this world. Take this example for instance. At the moment, if you aren't running WMP9, you can't view this history-making event...after WMP9 for the Mac is released, you should be able to participate (UK users for now).

Click "questions" in the top righthand corner. Then look at the second question in the list.

Internet Movie

 

[edenwaith]

Don't let the door...

Hmmpf! Finally. Don't take too long or anything. WMP 7.1.3 is pretty slow and does NOT like anything else going on when it tries to play movie clips (wmv or asf), plus it seems to be able to open only one movie at a time. Quicktime can open multiple movies and doesn't seem to lag nearly as much. Sorry, but WMP for Mac OS X is seriously lacking in performance on my machine (and I'm unfortunately not in the market for a new machine yet.).

 

[aafuss1]

The Windows version can use 'SRS Wow effects' Quicktime and iTunes don't have this. WMP9 on the PC does.

 

[Doctor Q]

Originally posted by Doctor Q
I'm worried that Microsoft's new software will do any or all of the following:

(a) disable or interfere with the operation of my other software

(b) change my defaults and preferences

(c) send information about my system or habits to Microsoft

Originally posted by gopher
This is why you must backup your data prior to applying any software update or installation. That will allow you to revert back to the the previous condition of your system should a software installation go awry.

That doesn't help with (c), so we members of the Witness Protection Program have to be careful.

 

[DamnDJ]

It may be compatible with WMP 9 files on the PC, but what good is compatibility if you can't get the thing to run correctly.

I hold no hope that this product will be any better than the scraps of rotten fish MS has let fly at us in pervious versions.

 

[Doraemon]

The more software available for Mac the better. Period.

(Think switchers)

 

[airmac]

Originally posted by gopher
This is why you must backup your data prior to applying any software update or installation. That will allow you to revert back to the the previous condition of your system should a software installation go awry.

You must be joking, right? What if you run multiple systems? And the space needed for back up..hm..tera data?! That's why i'm here, when security update pops this site gives you a green light to install. Hm, maybe you meant any software or installation from MS?!