Miro Video Player Kick The Competition in The Teeth


	Miro Video Player Kick The Competition in The Teeth

weirdguy

11-14-2007 9:37 AM

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tech, technology, video, quicktime, media, windows, apple, mac, innovation

weirdguy says:

Miro (open and free video player) has been released and is bowling over the competition such as Quicktime, Joost, and Windows Media Player.

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