So I’ve had this PC for however long I’ve had it now, and still haven’t installed Quicktime. As in, I haven’t been putting it off, and I’ve been watching plenty of Quicktime content, but I just haven’t seen the need to. As in, it didn’t cross my mind. Because I can install VLC in a matter of seconds with out worrying about annoying “upgrade to pro” prompts or battling the website to let me download a version without full-of-DRM-style-crap music library player wossit. Whatever happened to Nullsoft/Winamp, anyway? I’ve been stuck on a little island called “open-source” (it has penguins but is strangely not that uncomfortable) for a couple of years… then this massive cruise liner came along and picked me up and offered to take me home for about $200. I didn’t get a glossy brochure about the cruise but it’s functionally the same, and now I’m back home wondering what transpired in my absence. Do people still use that thing? Anyway, whatever. Quicktime in the official sense seems kinda redundant with the exception of good/easy browser integration. The end.
Slowtime
posted on Saturday, October 21st, 2006 at 8:45 pm by Josh, filed under Geek.
I’d much prefer quicktime over VLC. Although I own a mac, so I should be using quicktime :)
I’ve got VLC on my mac, but it is just a really horrible program. Maybe it is better on the PC, but on the mac it crashes all the time and doesn’t play half the stuff quicktime does; and the interface is baaad.
Ah, see, on OS X Quicktime doesn’t crawl to start up. I still think it’s got a crap interface, though. VLC just oozes power and speed, there’s very little it doesn’t seem to be able to play. The interface isn’t brushed metal, but… that doesn’t bug me in the slightest :P In fact, Quicktime insisting on doing that in Windows just pisses me off. One reason I still haven’t installed Winamp, either.
Quicktime SUCKS. I haven’t used it for years. It is easily one of the most infuriating programs.
BOOOO! thats not true, Quicktime rocks socks off multiple llamas… so there! ;)