My dad needed to play a video file sent to him by a lawyer recently. I assume it wasn’t QuickTime compatible. Well, he couldn’t get in touch with me and instal

My dad needed to play a video file sent to him by a lawyer recently. I assume it wasn’t QuickTime compatible. Well, he couldn’t get in touch with me and installed some crazy video player he paid for on the App Store. I was shocked. Literally, the first result when I search for “video player Mac” on Google is something for VLC. Why is it so hard for less technically knowledgeable users to find reliable, spam/malware/marketing-bullshit free software?