Microsoft bails on Windows Media Player for Mac

[Nomad559]

http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/01/13/wmpplayer/index.php

Just three days after announcing continued support for the Mac version of Microsoft Office at Macworld Expo, Microsoft officials said Friday that the company has halted development for Windows Media Player for Mac.

Microsoft Public Relations Manager Adam Anderson said in a recent News.com article that the move was a business decision for Microsoft.

“Like any other company, we have business priorities. Our focus really is in delivering the best experience to Windows customers,” Anderson told News.com.


Mac users are not left high and dry when it comes to viewing Windows Media content. Earlier this week, Flip4Mac updated its WMV Player to version 2. Flip4Mac WMV Components lets Mac users to play Windows Media video and audio files within native QuickTime-based media programs, including QuickTime Player, iMovie, and Final Cut Pro. The Player component, formerly a $10 program, is now a free download.

[alfredo]

1. I downloaded yesterday.

[intheozone]

2. Thanks for your post. I haven't been able

to use W. Media Player for about a week. I download Flip4Mac yesterday but can't figure out how to get it to activate and work. I tried to view a video at CanOFun yesterday after downloading and still couldn't view it. Is there some setting change I need to make to get the new software to activate? Any help you can give me would be appreciated, I don't know techie computer stuff at all.

thanks again.

[reprobate]

3. Go to their support page and download the quickstart guide.

http://www.flip4mac.com/support.htm

Hope it helps.

[intheozone]

4. thanks, I'll give it a try. nt