Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

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Re: Re: Re: Apple vs Microsoft re Quicktime

Author:	mat@artsit.usyd.edu.au
Posted:	11/11/1998; 6:14:27 PM
Topic:	First message
Msg #:	320 (In response to 315)
Prev/Next:	319 / 321

If you read the Mindcraft article, it says "Our tests used Microsoft-supplied media files with 11 filename extensions" - from my point of view this isn't a 'independent test lab'.

The files that Microsoft supplied had intentionally incorrect filename extensions (all three of the so-called 'test failures'). The extension 'qt' is an INCORRECT extension for a QuickTime movie (it should be '.mov').

The plug-in should not handle files with incorrect extensions (just as Microsoft Word shouldn't be expected to handle doc files with a '.xxx' filename).

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