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"""Finally, we have a few issues, since Apple doesn't want us on the Mac platform and is blocking us a lot, and refuses to explain why.""" I don't understand t
by st3fan 17y ago
"""Finally, we have a few issues, since Apple doesn't want us on the Mac platform and is blocking us a lot, and refuses to explain why."""
I don't understand this. The Mac is pretty much an open platform. Putting video on the screen is not something Apple can block.
Does anyone know what they are specifically talking about?
- ivoire 17y agoThis sentence means that some people in the Apple compagnie doesn't really like VLC. So they remove VLC from the offcial Apple download page without any explanation. We don't understand why as some other people in Apple do really like VLC...
- mustpax 17y agoThe answer is simple really. They want to: A) push their now-free QuickTime X player, along with the H.264 codec. B) push consumers towards consuming more video through iTunes instead of other, um, ad-hoc channels. I love VLC, but I can see how Apple has a competitive interest in not actively promoting VLC.
- lisper 17y agoYes. VLC allows you to easily circumvent some of the copy protection schemes on commercial DVDs. Apple doesn't like it because the MPAA doesn't like it.