Re: UKNM: Streaming - Advice please

[D.Dias]

Hang on a minute....


F**k the technology & software providers - it's the CONTENT

owners/publishers who should dictate the platform. If you have a successful

site with a loyal audience then they will download whatever player they

require to access your top content.


We used Real's technology for four years before we switched over to Windows

Media - it certainly didn't kill our site. In fact traffic/data transfer has

quadrupled in the past 6 months.


At the end of the day, choose what platform meets your requirements and run

with it - don't be swayed by populist opinion. Each format has its strengths

and weaknesses - Windows media's main strengths being that it is easy to

deploy and the software is free.


D.



>

From: "Paul Shalet" <pshaletx-stream [dot] com>

>

Reply-To: uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:51:52 -0700

>

To: <uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com>

> Subject: Re: UKNM: Streaming - Advice please

>

> Charlotte,

>

> Media player has recived a global kicking from Real Networks over the

course

> of the last 12 months . Their share has fallen below 25% . In the UK space

> the Big Brother site recently accounted for a massive acceleration of Real

> Player downloads ..........upsetting ? well guess it depends on how you

view

> Microsoft .

>

> Regards

>

> Paul

> ----------------------------------

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> www.Libertysurf.co.uk

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> 0385 501 886

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> Gustave Flaubert.

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