So for those of you who don't like Microsoft, at least they have no association with the devil's visual format, .mov. For those of you who don't know, .mov is the Quicktime extention for internet movies, to put it basically. And Quicktime sucks, big time. It's a buggy, clunky, poorly interfaced media player and I hate it. It's bad enough finding a stand-alone version of Quicktime is no easy task, even if you can procure the official DL from Apple, it encourages all sorts of spyware during installation. This last time I needed it, I was forced to download iTunes (yuck) to get the stupid Quicktime player, and let me tell you, Apple does NOT want you uninstalling any of these features. It's a bit of work to actually get them off your system.
So, whenever I encounter a .mov file, I have to re-download Craptime again, which I promptly delete and uninstall after using it. I have looked for a Windows Media Player codec to play .mov files but haven't found one. Yes, I do have have other media players that play .mov files, but I don't care much for any of them (though they are way better than Stinktime). If anyone knows of a Windows Media Player add-on that lets you play .mov files, let me know!
Also, while I'm bashing Apple, two of our office computers had their power supplies/cooling fan overheat and wreck their motherboards (or as Apple confusingly calls them, mid boards). Both were brand spanking new computers.
I sometimes think Apple fans are in denial. Their computers are hard to upgrade or repair, still have a clunky interface, it's harder to find hardware and software for them, their gaming line up comes no where near PC gaming, their soundcard/music capacity pretty much stinks as you're forced into using Apple hardware, and even the beloved iPod is no where near as nice as some of its competitors (such as the Creative Labs Zen). I'm usually a fan of the little guy but I've come to terms that the combined brains of manufacturers that make up the PC market puts out a better product than Apple.
That being said, I'm still glad Apple exists, if only to appease well-off artists, certain musicians, and general non-conformists.
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