[X4U] Re: how play .mpeg files? No can do!

[Eugene]

On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 12:51:00AM CDT, Jon Marett <jmarett at mac.com> wrote:
: 
: On Jun 3, 2006, at 3:20 PM, Nick Scalise wrote:
: >
: >Windows Media Player for Mac will play these, but it has been  
: >discontinued, thankfully, as it was not very good.
: >
: >However, since it has been discontinued, MS, it seems, has  
: >contracted with Flip4Mac to give away their plugins for QuickTime.
: >
: >Flip4Mac was not free before MS gave up the player market to Apple.
: >
: ><http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx>
: 
: Looks like the Universal version of Flip4Mac should be out in the not  
: to distant future according to this press release from their website:
: 
: <http://www.flip4mac.com/pr_06_04_21.htm>

Bad news: newer-DRM content still not playable.

Good news: Coming Soon! Support for Intel Macs --- Check!

	<http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv_tech.htm>

(who the heck lists future features under "tech specs"?)


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Eugene
http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/