I have only three things to say : 1) http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66015 2) Mozilla is not responsible for Netscape's website or whatever plugin they chose to support or not. Mozilla != Netscape, keep that somewhere in your brain. 3) Post your next rant to alt.netscape.sucks, we don't care about what you think. Thank you. News Groups wrote: > If anyone has any information regarding Microsoft Media Player 7 and a > plugin inorder for me to get the embedded player to work in the new Netscape > 6 browser I would be so so ... grateful. > > I have spent literally hours running around the Netscape Site and the > Microsoft site trying to get information and software to help with the > installation problems. Microsoft at least have something (not that it worked > !!) but Netscape will not even have the word Microsoft on their site as far > as I can see. Then to make matters worse by rubbing salt in the wound the > Netscape site is so difficult to navigate round. You get shoved back from > where you came, you dont understand why you have landed at certain places > and to top it all Netscape ask if you are looking for Free Support e.g. > research the Knowledge Base then direct you straight to an area where you > can submit a question for £££ or $$$. Do they understand what the word FREE > means ? > > WHAT YOU HAVE TO ASK IS THIS: > > 'WHO IS THIS HURTING ?' answers, well > > [1] it does hurt us to an extent in wasted time and energy that could > certainly have been put to much better use. I dont like to think about it > but what does it EQUATE TO how many £££'s or $$$'s ? however ... > > [2] Overall the main person (company) it hurts is Netscape themselves. The > product esthetically is gorgeous and seems to have a lot of great > functionality but what good is it. NONE AT ALL. I now have the browser > installed on my machine like remanents of life that could of been. > > I ask you why do Netscape invest all this money and time and energy and > fight legal battles and ... and ... and ... if only to THROW IT ALL AWAY. > They must realise they arent stupid are they ?? > > If they are PLEASE COULD SOMEONE TELL THEM ... THE FOLLOWING ? > > TOO MANY SITES STIPULATE TO THE USER WHAT CAN AND CANT BE EMPLOYED ON THEIR > SITES THEREFORE IF A LARGE NUMBER OF SITES THAT ONE MAY VISIT AND ACTIVELY > USE EMPLOY A PLAYER EMBEDDED INTO THE PAGE SUCH AS MICROSOFT (sorry !) MEDIA > PLAYER WHICH YOU (Netscape) ARE SO OBSTINATE IN PROVIDING A LINK, DOWNLOADS, > SUPPORT OR INFORMATION FOR THEN WHAT ALTERNATIVE DOES THE USER HAVE BUT TO > GO BACK TO A BROWSER (THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE AS GOOD (the answer now total > acedmic) ) THAT WORKS WITH ALL THE SOFTWARE OUT IN THE MARKET PLACE ? SO > THAT JUST LEAVE NETSCAPE DUMPED WE DONT HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE ... ITS TO MUCH > TROUBLE AND IT DETRACTS FROM THE EXPERIENCE. AN EXPERIENCE THAT PROMISED TO > BE EXCITING, STATISFING AND FUN BUT NEVER LIVED UP TO THE PROMISE ... WHAT A > SHAME. > > Do you know I even search the whole web. Using individual search engines, > multiple search engines, trying different words phrases etc etc and the > outcome ... well you know but the surprising thing was that I did find many > articles or information on the subject not even from people like ZDNET or > CNET or ... which concludes that no one really out their knows what to do > either and has given up as I am. > > Just one last thought because I am so bored of this now ... What is going to > happen to all those companies sinking their hard earn money into projects > that are meant to compliment Netscape inorder to ride on the back of this > promise and the mega earning potential ?? Answers on a post card to ... > > I hope they make enough before the belly up ! > > Thanks for listening. I would like to try it out one day though just to see > statisfy my curisosity so if someone somewhere knows anything may be they > would let me have the information. Thanks again. > > Your persitent toubleshooter warn out now. > > Anton Halpern > LOGIT UK > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Fabian Guisset Bugzilla QA [EMAIL PROTECTED] IRC : Fabian
