> On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 16:33 -0700, Bryan.ONeal@asu.edu wrote:
> > >
> > >The owner with the Home Theatre system will most
> > >likely go with quality and choose Quicktime over WMV.
> > >Really from waht I've seen, the only reason people
> > >pick WMV is that the server admin is a MS fan and
> > >think's it's cool or the owner is hoodwinked by the MS
> > >propganda.
> > >
> >
> > Don't forget when you purchase a Windows Server you purchase the Media
> Server
> > with it, why pay big $$$ for QT when I have WMV and it's prity good
> quality,
> > and a mokey with a rock can lock in DRM and even a few call home
> data
> > gathering scripts. The monkey with a hammer can do a lot more (Which
> in my
> > opinoin should never be allowed, but hey)
> >
> > But alternatives do exist, it is just that $$ out for $$ in flash
> still looks
> > atractive to the disision makers. Not to say that if we (the linux
> > community) act in a unified mannor we can not effect change (look at
> the
> > iRiver, or for that matter the ocasional TRL oddity) but it will not
> happen
> > over night and it will not happen on it's own.
> ----
> Quoting Craig White <craigwhite@azapple.com>:
>
> The answer is obvious - there is no reason to buy Windows Server as it
> is all about lock in and diminishing choices.
>
> Craig
>
The chioces we make ;)
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