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RIP WiMP on the Mac.
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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In case anyone missed it in the Flip4Mac thread:
http://news.com.com/Music+stops+for+...&subj=news
Originally Posted by TFA
Anderson said the decision to halt work on Windows Media Player for the Mac was a matter of prioritizing for Microsoft's Windows Media unit.
"It's basically a business decision for Microsoft," Anderson said. "Like any other company, we have business priorities. Our focus really is in delivering the best experience to Windows customers."
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jan 2003
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It is when more and more web sites require WMP for viewing media content (some also require IE + Windows).
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Those sites ain't worth bothering with. Rent a DVD instead. 
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Baninated
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id say thats a pretty significant loss. perhaps not right this moment as you can use something like videolan to play wmv, but as the format evolves and you're left out in the cold...
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Mac Elite
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I see more sites offering QT and flash related content now a days.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Salt Lake City, UT USA
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I don't like it when MS excludes any platform from anything they make. I still feel they have a choke hold around, simply because most joes have a windows machine, and they don't know any better about using a non-proprietary format.
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2008 iMac 3.06 Ghz, 2GB Memory, GeForce 8800, 500GB HD, SuperDrive
8gb iPhone on Tmobile
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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Flip4Mac is good but does not cut it for most, if not all, streaming content. That's a big problem.
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