I don't know why anyone would buy something from those greedy bastards. $1 for the song and another $1 to use it as a ringtone? What's next? Getting charged extra if you play it on the loudspeaker instead of headphones? Too many people would hear the song and we should charge everyone in earshot of the song. Extra $1 if you want to play it on a dock connector. Extra $1 if you want to play it in the car. Extra $2 if you play it while having sex. Extra $3 if the song induced her to give you a BJ. When is it going to end?
Not too far off, actually. Hell, it's already upon us!
Quicktime still wants money for simple operations like saving files that have already been downloaded from the Internet. (If you are viewing it via the plugin -- even though you could easily download the file a hundred other ways). It also wants money to view a video in full screen, as I'm sure many have seen. (Which is a real pain in the ass if it takes over all the file type associations -- and can again be worked around by resizing the window, rendering the crippling useless).
I did switch from Quicktime (actually, I got as far away as possible; I moved to Linux). However, because I do not use the official Quicktime player (but rather the not crippled Totem plugin), I am blocked from watching Apple's advertising on their web site. In other words, I, "a potential switcher", am not allowed to drink the kool-aid because I have not switched to Apple. And yes, I do know that it works; the video plays for a moment before the Javascript kicks in and boots me out.
They also charge $20 for anyone who wants to use Mpeg-1 and Mpeg-2 files in Quicktime. This is, again, a pain in the ass, because Quicktime is quite integrated and commonly used in MacOS; you still need to pay up so an Mpeg1 -> Mpeg4 converter can read the file.
In conclusion, don't worry. Apple is way ahead of you on this one! They are /already/ charging large fees for trivial features (or, rather, for unlocking unnecessarily locked features), and have been doing so for a long time. It has had little impact so far, so we can assume that Appleified people will continue to not care.
Apple charges a one-time fee to upgrade to QuicktimePro, where one of the benefits is being allowed to save downloaded files - you make it sound like they charge you every time. Not very different from Real Player, etc. And as for Mpeg files quicktime doesn't play, why not just use VLC player or another free program, like everyone else does?
I just don't believe you could be so technical and attentive, but leave out these age-old and common understandings of file-management... Unless you just want to BITCH a one-sided tale of "woe" about Apple and spread that FUD.
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I don't know why anyone would buy something from those greedy bastards. $1 for the song and another $1 to use it as a ringtone? What's next? Getting charged extra if you play it on the loudspeaker instead of headphones? Too many people would hear the song and we should charge everyone in earshot of the song. Extra $1 if you want to play it on a dock connector. Extra $1 if you want to play it in the car. Extra $2 if you play it while having sex. Extra $3 if the song induced her to give you a BJ. When is it going to end?
Not too far off, actually. Hell, it's already upon us!
Quicktime still wants money for simple operations like saving files that have already been downloaded from the Internet. (If you are viewing it via the plugin -- even though you could easily download the file a hundred other ways).
It also wants money to view a video in full screen, as I'm sure many have seen. (Which is a real pain in the ass if it takes over all the file type associations -- and can again be worked around by resizing the window, rendering the crippling useless).
I did switch from Quicktime (actually, I got as far away as possible; I moved to Linux). However, because I do not use the official Quicktime player (but rather the not crippled Totem plugin), I am blocked from watching Apple's advertising on their web site. In other words, I, "a potential switcher", am not allowed to drink the kool-aid because I have not switched to Apple. And yes, I do know that it works; the video plays for a moment before the Javascript kicks in and boots me out.
They also charge $20 for anyone who wants to use Mpeg-1 and Mpeg-2 files in Quicktime. This is, again, a pain in the ass, because Quicktime is quite integrated and commonly used in MacOS; you still need to pay up so an Mpeg1 -> Mpeg4 converter can read the file.
In conclusion, don't worry. Apple is way ahead of you on this one!
They are /already/ charging large fees for trivial features (or, rather, for unlocking unnecessarily locked features), and have been doing so for a long time. It has had little impact so far, so we can assume that Appleified people will continue to not care.
Picklesworth: Quicktime does fullscreen for free now. Not sure what the point of your post is.. Quicktime is just a container, not a codec.
Picklesworth, enough with the FUD.
Apple charges a one-time fee to upgrade to QuicktimePro, where one of the benefits is being allowed to save downloaded files - you make it sound like they charge you every time. Not very different from Real Player, etc. And as for Mpeg files quicktime doesn't play, why not just use VLC player or another free program, like everyone else does?
I just don't believe you could be so technical and attentive, but leave out these age-old and common understandings of file-management... Unless you just want to BITCH a one-sided tale of "woe" about Apple and spread that FUD.
Hell I use Quicktime Alternative and it's always given me the option of playing the video in my browser or saving it.