Hi Sarah,
Thanks for your note.
We could actually very easily offer the same kind of playback controls in the
browser as YouTube does for MP3's, as that kind of control is now standard in
HTML5. However, it becomes very difficult to do so and support older browsers,
which we are stuck doing since so many people choose to use older ones.
It's a trade-off, as so many things are.
This is also one of many reasons why we're releasing for Mac first and Windows
second now. Mac users tend to stay up-to-date, because it is very easy, and
very inexpensive, to do so, compared to Windows. It is getting more and more
difficult all the time to support Windows users, especially the more fragmented
the Windows base becomes.
We only launched our new site last week, so we'll try to refine things like
this to accommodate as many users as we can. We really do appreciate the
feedback!
On Apr 29, 2013, at 6:14 PM, Sarah Haake wrote:
> Hi,
>
> just a quick note about playing MP3 files in a browser. The difference to
> Youtube videos is, that I can see how long a video is, I can pause and resume
> the playback and fast forward it, etc. Usually when a MP3 starts playing in
> Firefox, I just get a blank page and can just sit there and listen to the
> file, hoping it doesn't last too long for my time right now. Seeing this, I
> find it much more convenient to just download the file and play it in my own
> player, so that I have some kind of control over the playback and the time I
> spend with it.
>
> This of course would be something different if sites which play files
> directly in a browser would provide a reasonable player, just like Youtube
> does.
>
> Best regards
> Sarah
>
>
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