Class 6 reading Ah-ha - Windows Media Player

Ah, this is home for me. Windows Media Player (with a smile). But wait, does Windows Media Player 9 suck like Wooten says? Well, he doesn't neccessarliy say it sucks but he does challenge the usefulness and capabilities of WM9 about 1,000 times more than the following chapter on Quicktime.

Some of Wooten's criticism's may not just be cynicism for the monopolistic grandeur of the Microsoft software platform. It seems obvious though that the WM9 codec may not perform as well on a Mac OS and is currently not supported in Linux (apparently no one does), but honestly WM9 (and 10 I guess) is a broad market version that will reach the largest audience effectively - that cannot be denied.

The whole battle between H.264 and the VC-1 platform for adopting a codec standard is interesting and could be another battle for Microsoft. In the end, it seems that Microsoft always wins out even if the H.264 came first and has been more well received in the beginning stages. We'll see, my money is always going to be on Microsoft and not just because they have the industry share and dollars, but because I like their products and they serve a broader audience.