Re: Why is Quicktime so *$^%&@# bad??!

Davoud:
> > I don't know whether the number will be five, nine, or 11, but the
> > answer is yes, there will continue to be competing video formats for
> > the forseeable future, and the owners of those formats will continue to
> > guard them jealously. Get used to it.

Justin:
> Either you're a defeatist, or you actually think this is a good thing
> (or you're such a fanatical apologist for Quicktime that you've painted
> yourself into a corner).

None of the above. Defeatist? I didn't know there was a war. What's
your role in this war? What are you doing to bring victory to a single
video standard for all computers? Other than ranting on Usenet, I mean.

> If the early developers of web browsers had
> your attitude, we would all be in trouble. How you can defend this is
> beyond me.

I didn't defend anything whatsoever. I merely stated what is true. What
a frustrating thing to be wrongly accused! What a frustrating thing to
read a reply from someone who didn't understand the article to which
they are replying!

Davoud

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