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Darwin Streaming Server Beats Real, Windows Media

Posted by pudge on from the apple-qa-people-are-superior dept.

pinqkandi writes "Network Computing recently ran an extensive shootout of video streaming servers, in areas from setup to quality to buffering times. The free, open source Darwin Streaming Server, which streams QuickTime content, edged out costly and closed source Windows Media & RealVideo streaming systems." Well, it edged out Real. It blew Microsoft away.

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  1. OS X by crumbz · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    It looks like OS X is becoming a serious contender for the server market. Now if Apple can get their ass in gear and make some serious sever hardware, it has a shot at boosting market share.

  2. wow by autopr0n · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    maybe some day you should learn to read.

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    autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
  3. Re:Hmm... Too bad Quicktime isn't open source. by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    isn't Firewire a buck or two per port? Is that extortionate? If so, how do you explain the sub-$20 Firewire cards?

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    That was classic intercourse!