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A little bit off topic but... can someone please remind me why does Apple continue using this horrible thing called QuickTime Plugin?

• ihuman 12y ago
  Because it is their own product, and it could be seen as a negative move to not use it?
  • smanuel 12y ago
    And they can absolutely use it as a fallback for HTML5 video. Using WMP Plugin, RealPlayer plugin, QuickTime, Flash, etc. is so... 2007. MS also has(had) Silverlight but at some point they just stopped using it and most of the videos I've seen recently on their site(s) are HTML5 (no plugins required). But not Apple. Everything (I've seen) on their site is QuickTime.
    • coob 12y ago
      What browser are you using? Everything shows up as HTML5 video for me.
      • smanuel 12y ago
        Chrome. On Ubuntu. > Everything shows up as HTML5 video for me. That's weird.
• Kluny 12y ago
  I actually know a couple of PC users who use it as their primary video player. I don't understand that, since I've never successfully played a single video with it. Granted, I gave up trying and switched to VLC about 6 years ago.