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aroch on Sept 9, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event

It uses Apple HTTP-LiveStream library which only Safari has support for (even though its opensource and unencumbered)... It has little to do with lock in

ewoodrich on Sept 9, 2014 [–]

VLC on Windows plays it fine from the direct stream.

http://p.events-delivery.apple.com.edgesuite.net/14pijnadfpv...

EDIT:

I shouldn't say fine, the stream keeps dropping out completely or just has audio. But I think even the Safari people are having that problem.

chmars on Sept 9, 2014 | [–]

Thanks, that should be the top comment! :)

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