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Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X Available

Posted by pudge on from the whoopee dept.

corsa writes "I found Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X on Microsoft's site today. I downloaded it and have it running under Panther. It seems to play WMV9 files, at least the few I've tried so far."

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  1. Application folder change by CoolMoDee · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I installed it yesterday and the installer changed the icon on my Applications folder from the default to the stuffit exapnder icon. This release is truely rushed. The wmv file i threw at it, it couldn't even play it. MPlayerOSX had no problems playing that same file.

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  2. Re:Ultimate in Downgrades by Domini · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Actually I tend to agree with the previous poster.

    I've installed it and I cannot even seem to play an AVI. Ok, let's see... integration with look and feel: iTunes for windows has ALL the functionality that the Mac version has. It is not a crippled product.

    WiMP for Mac on the other hand does not play the same files as WiMP for Windows. It does not have the visulisations, library support, options, enhancements (audio/video... not UI), it's UI is sucky... all the things that make WiMP for Windows a killer app is not present in the Mac version!

    Argh!

    I love WiMP for Windows (Check out the Media Player Classic project on Sourceforge!) I love iTunes (even for Windows). But as excited as I were about WiMP9 for Mac.... it sucks.... a real disapointment!

    I do not think I'm biased... I love MS for Games/Video, Mac for Mail/Web/Music/Work and Linux for Programming.

  3. Re:And this even exists because? by sickb0y.lvlp! · · Score: 2, Interesting

    being a win user for years, i've never found that qt sucks in win.. except for IE crashing with it a few times.. not that it doesn't do that otherwise ;)