Flip4Mac VS Windows Media Player for Mac

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Flip4Mac VS Windows Media Player for Mac


Flip4Mac and Windows Media Player for Mac, two ways to to enjoy your audio and video on your Mac. This article is on the reviews and comparison of the two meida player.



Flip4Mac provides Windows Media video and audio playback in the QuickTime Player for Mac OS X. Windows Media Player for Mac is also available as a free download from Microsoft, it can play most of formats media files, but future updates will be discontinued.

Flip4Mac VS Windows Media Player for MacFlip4Mac

As an alternative to Windows Media Player for Mac, Microsoft has teamed up with Telestream to make its popular Flip4Mac program available to Macintosh users. With Windows Media Components for QuickTime, with Flip4Mac, you can play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) directly in QuickTime Player and view Windows Media content on the Internet using a Web browser.

Note: Flip4Mac does not support content that is protected with Windows Media digital rights management.


Windows Media Player for Mac

With Windows Media Player for Mac, you can find the following function:

• Windows Media content playback
• Plug-in support for Internet Explorer (Windows Media Player 9 only)
• Netscape and Safari browsers
• High-quality audio and video
• Mac Classic skins

Microsoft will continue to offer Windows Media Player 9 as a free download for Macintosh users, but unluckily has no plans to provide future updates or product support for Windows Media Player for Mac.

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Introducing Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X. Sporting a new brushed steel skin for Apple's newest operating system, this new version of our player opens the world of Windows Media 9 content to Macintosh users, enabling them to access the best audio and video on the Web."
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