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iTunes Use Surges Past QuickTime, RealPlayer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the statisicians-and-liars dept.

QuatermassX writes "Forget increased sales of Mac computers, think media players. The iPod 'halo effect' shows its true power in recently compiled statistics from Nielsen/NetRatings and Apple. From the report on WebSiteOptimization.com: 'Podcasting is taking off and iPods are seemingly ubiquitous. Unique users of Apple's iTunes player should pass RealPlayer by mid-2006 with nearly 30 million users in the US alone. People are tuning in over twice as long with iTunes than with RealPlayer or Windows Media Player. As broadband penetration increases we are spending more time on our computers.'"

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  1. Re:iTunes use surges past QuickTime? by ioErr · · Score: 5, Informative
    Apple will always look bad in my eyes as long as they seek to lock people in via proprietry formats that they strictly enforce to prevent competition.

    QuickTime uses an open format.

    Why do I need a separate media players just for *.mov files?

    Because the maker of your main player has chosen not to support the QuickTime format.

    Why can't I play *.mov files on my mobile

    Ditto.

  2. ObFreebies by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Informative

    I tend to prefer a big heaping plate of Media Player Classic, with a side order of Real Alternative and Quicktime Alternative.

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  3. Re:I have little sympathy for real player by Xyde · · Score: 5, Informative
    Sadly, I see some traits like this in iTunes. Recently, I had wanted to download JUST QUICKTIME. I was rudely surprised that I can't do that anymore. I HAVE TO download iTunes+quicktime-- whether I want iTunes or not. Screw that. It looks like iTunes has failed to learn the hard lessons of Real Player.

    What?

  4. Re:Who "uses" real player? by hgavin · · Score: 5, Informative

    the standalone Quicktime installer is hidden away on the site. I've never found a link to it on the Apple site.


    http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone .html. Just look for the link named "QuickTime Standalone Installer" on the main quicktime download page.