WMV without Windows Media
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could play Window’s media files on a Mac without the Window’s Media player? Well it seems that there is a way. Flip4Mac has just been released for free, and it allows a Mac user to view WMV files and various other window’s media formats in Quicktime, instead of the outdated Window’s Media 9 player. The free version of Flip4Mac only allow’s you to view the files, however they have an upgrade path that allows you to author files in WMV. So far I am very pleased with the product, and let’s face it, you can’t beat free!
January 12th, 2006 at 9:35 am
No More WMP for Mac OS X?
It appears that Microsoft has decided to distribute Flip4Mac in place of their own Windows Media Player for Macintosh. Flip4Mac has been superior to WMP for Mac in most ways anyway, so it is nice that Microsoft is now giving it away for free through a…