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785316 2009-06-26 05:33:00 Why use a Windows Bloatware program to do something when a 3rd party program can do it better/faster, have no issues with codecs , use less resourses & doesnt 'phone home'.

VLC
MPC Classic

:2cents::2cents:
sroby (11519)
785317 2009-06-26 06:14:00 Why use a third party program to do something windows does just fine? It is bloatware if windows can do it ok

Because mostly Windows bundled stuff IS bloatware and doesn't do it just fine.

MS can't bear to see anyone else have a decent program and either buy them and ruin it or copy badly.

(IE, WMP especially as optical writing SW, antimalware - the list goes on......)
pctek (84)
785318 2009-06-26 06:32:00 Pretty much most proprietary software that comes with hardware should be avoided, unless it is crucial to operation. eg Kodak Easyshare software. sammo450 (13626)
785319 2009-06-26 06:50:00 What's wrong with WMP? It plays my music. It even minimises to the taskbar and shows controls. I haven't seen any other player that does that.

iTunes since you asked
plod (107)
785320 2009-06-26 06:52:00 That's Apple though. :p pcuser42 (130)
785321 2009-06-27 03:17:00 I think media players (11? - the latest) is good. What do you use for your music library?

I use foobar2000
Netsukeninja (13296)
785322 2009-06-27 03:31:00 Winamp :D Agent_24 (57)
785323 2009-06-27 11:30:00 Regcure is malware.
AVG is a honey as long as it works but is a dog to remove.
mark c (247)
785324 2009-06-28 01:44:00 Nothing wrong with media player, i use it all the time. Winamp sucks
Nothing wrong as long as you don't mind all the DRM crap.
Amarok rocks.
mikebartnz (21)
785325 2009-06-28 01:59:00 There's nothing really wrong with Windows media player except there's not much right with it either.

I have noticed that with each new version of WMP they kill off more and more visualizations.

Winamp has many more visualizations and is much more plugin friendly.

It also really whips the llama's ass.
Agent_24 (57)
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