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Around 2000 or so Microsoft had a Windows Media Player binary for Linux and other Unix systems (Solaris, and HP/UX at least). It used to crash a lot but could p
by zorked 15y ago
Around 2000 or so Microsoft had a Windows Media Player binary for Linux and other Unix systems (Solaris, and HP/UX at least). It used to crash a lot but could play some .asf files. If I am not mistaken it was a Motif application.
But MPlayer was released at around that time and it was much better. I don't think anyone actually used WMP for anything and it was discontinued.
This was back when Real.com was THE media juggernaut and Microsoft was trying to catch up. Real had Linux binaries so I think they were just copying the formula.
(Yes, it was called Windows Media Player even under Linux).
- gtufano 15y agoAround 1999, when I joined Sun, I saw (and used on some site) Internet Explorer 5 for Solaris.
- wtracy 15y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_for_UNIX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_for_UNIX IE for Unix supported a couple "big iron" Unices, but never supported Linux.
- pvarangot 15y agoArround the same time Microsoft Frontpage Extensions for Apache were also available for Linux. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/202198 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/202198
- hollerith 15y agoFor what it is worth, the "Halloween document" produced by Microsoft in 1998 claims that Microsoft was distributing a Netmeeting client on Linux. Netmeeting is "videoconferencing" software.