On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Robert Fausey wrote:
> Microsoft is considering releasing a Linux version of
> its Windows Media Player.
>
> Any opinions?
Call me paranoid, but I think there are only three possible explanations:
- Vaporware. They announce it so nobody will care enough to release a
replacement, but they never actually release it.
- "We are not a monopoly. See, even people who need Microsoft Media Player
are running other systems. And now that the court believes it, we'll
quickly stop maintaining this port."
- A deliberately bad port: "Benchmarks clearly show Windows is superior to
Linux. Doing the same thing in Microsoft Media Player for Windows takes
only about half the time it takes in Microsoft Media Player for Linux.
Anyone who cares about speed shouldn't use Linux."
LLaP
bero
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