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1. Comment - EU: Remove Media Player from Windows

   (Dec 23, 2004 - 9:52 AM)

   Sorry folks. Microsoft gets the job done. As a multimedia developer whom releasing many corporate interactive and training programs on CD, windows media player wins.
   
   First, encoded video clips are 1/10th the size of a comparable mpeg1, and vastly better even at full screen resolution. Sure there is divx, but the media player and encoding tools are free and already installed on the vast majority of PCs out there.
   
   Second, our IT folks were happy when we selected the MS Media player as the defacto standard, it has the fastest and least intrusive install when compared to finicky quicktime and 'twenty questions before we begin' real player (and you thought MS Media Player takes over your machine). Using the Media Player helps our in IT department implement lock-down standards corporate wide. This translates into less down time and abuse on corporate PCs.
   
   Thirdly, in the real world, when given the choice, not once have I nor our customer service depart received a request for a real or quicktime version of our media. In fact, our install playback issues have drastically fallen off since we've switched to the media player.
   
   Finally, microsoft has to model their OS in considering for the minimum spec: the adverage user whom knows nothing about computers. Your grandmother, for instance. I would be most upset if my new pc came installed and not ready to play the video clips of the grandchildren. I could care less what the video player was, only that when I inserted the CD, or clicked on the file it simply worked.
   
   I believe the real issue is choice with more knowleadeable users, and providing a clean uninstall via the control panel should suffice.
   
   I am not a great fan of microsoft. I refuse to use IE, and use firefox instead for instance. Otherwise, I feel that MS has done a good job with the media player.
   
   Pete