Adobe announces Media Player

[jimbrady]

>>What makes the software unique is that it promotes and supports the use of Flash playback, apparently in a higher quality than the regular Flash player can. In contrast to the standalone Flash player client, the Media Player is positioned as an extended application that will try to create a marketplace for video content: Users manage and view videos; content publishers are promised a “wider selection of monetization and branding options” as well as “new abilities to distribute, track and build businesses around their media assets.”<< http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/31628/98/

So they're like, wait a minute--YouTube just sold for like a gajillion dollars using OUR video format. Whadda we do?

[Article Accelerator]

"The Media Player is positioned as an extended application that will try to create a marketplace for video content: Users manage and view videos; content publishers are promised a 'wider selection of monetization and branding options' as well as 'new abilities to distribute, track and build businesses around their media assets.'"

Isn't that nice. Now we know how it's supposed to benefit commercial interests; how does it benefit end users again?

[Lew Zealand]

Meh, Adobe can afford the bucks to try this soon-to-fail me-too effort. And if it actually pays off, even better!