I've already downloaded and installed this and it is without a doubt one of the worse releases of a piece of software I've seen. In the past my copy of Media Player would at least run some of the videos that QuickTime wouldn't, now nothing. I've tried running every WMV file I could get my hands on and none of them play. It seems that Microsoft has chosen to go with less functionality, not more. It's an interesting move for Microsoft, especially after the release of iTunes for Windows.

Apple is doing it's best to convert Microsoft users by offering them incredible software. Microsoft is offering Mac users shitty knockoffs of Windows software.

Nov 07, 2007  Windows Media Player is an application for Mac that allows you to open Windows Media files: WMA (Windows Media Audio) and WMV (Windows Media Video). The newest alternative to play Windows Media files on Mac is Flip4Mac, a plugin for QuickTime that gives you the possibility to play Windows formats using the the Apple multimedia player. Oct 20, 2003 - Does anybody know any good avi players for mac os 9.2?Any links where I. Or try to find divx doctor for os 9(I used to have it), convert the avi to a.mov and play it in quicktime. Which media player is best for.avi and.xvid.

I'm guessing this is a gambit to make Mac users realize they can't have the cross-platform operability that OSX seemed to bring about, that if they want to use Windows files they should run Windows. Ultimately I think the frustration that people will feel towards the new Media Player will cause even more resentment towards Microsoft. Apple's attitude that you lure more flies with Aqua than you do with water is definately the winning strategy. If you don't already know (and chances are if you're reading Slashdot you do), you should be using [videolan.org].

It does everything this crappy Windows port does and more. For me, this version (9) plays audio on some movies that were previously silent, [slashdot.org]. The parent in this thread was asking about 6.3, available only for Classic.

The installer left my Classic version of Windows Media Player 7 alone, so I can't imagine it effecting 6.3. Yes, after the install WiMP 7 for OS X disappeared, but that was the point wasn't it? I never followed the debate about 6.3 having advantages over 7.1, so I can't comment there. As has been pointed out by others, the [microsoft.com] site. Apple is doing it's best to convert Microsoft users by offering them incredible software. Microsoft is offering Mac users shitty knockoffs of Windows software. Oh come on, even as a happy OS X user I have to say that this bit is slanted.

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ITunes for Windows doesn't follow any of the guidelines for Windows software - it is, to use (some of) your phraseology, a knockoff of Mac software. Not integrated into the Windows look and feel at all. So Microsoft made similar decisions for their media player under OS. 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.

Best external hard drives for mac. 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! 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. 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.

Windows does not have a free development environment. Windows does not have ease of use.

I really don't care if Windows have more software than Mac if I do not need that software. I basically use something if I have a need for it. I never owned a Mac until recently. And I was quite impressed. As a person who has used AmigaOS/Linux/BSD/Windows/OS2 and many other OSes, I have no real loyalty. Each one of the have their plusses and negatives. It just seems that OSX has more plusses these days.;).