Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Video, Odds and ends, Apple
Video autoplay on Apple.com?
Am I the only one who is annoyed that every time I go to Apple.com I am presented with one of the new ads. I wouldn't mind it too much if I had to make them play, but no Apple has decided that you must watch them. Didn't autoplaying video on websites go out of fashion with those 'Under construction' gifs and the Blink tag?
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fra said 5:07PM on 5-04-2006
Not really, I rarely visit Apple.com, If I want to go to a product page, I usally google it.
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Hobbes said 5:07PM on 5-04-2006
I don't mind it at all. I think it's cool and it's their own campaign. Why can't they show it on their home page?
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Esben said 5:11PM on 5-04-2006
I hear you loud and clear. Totally annoying!
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MacBuckley said 5:11PM on 5-04-2006
Hmmmmmmm Doesnt Autoplay for me, im useing Camino so maybe that makes a differance??
Just seeing a Static page with a pic from one of the ads.
Maybe they saw your post real quick and made a change.
Macbuckley
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Jay B said 5:19PM on 5-04-2006
Yeah it is definitely about as cool as midi background music and wrapping all the text on your personal website in the obsolete "center" tag...
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Simon said 5:30PM on 5-04-2006
Hey guys, I'm using Safari and OS 10.4.6. The movie is not auto playing. Check out your QuickTime preferences in System Preferences, specifically the Browser tab and the "Play movies automatically" option. I tested it with that option enabled and yup... it played the movie automatically. Option off, it didn't.
Go figure.
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rk said 5:30PM on 5-04-2006
Absolutely. This annoyance made me change my home page to one other than apple.com for the first time in the 3 years I've owned an Apple. Not to mention the videos don't play without freezing up on my G3/900.
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Ralph said 5:36PM on 5-04-2006
Yeah, another vote for bugs me too.
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Jon said 5:36PM on 5-04-2006
Do you seriously get paid to write these posts?
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Michael Collins said 5:41PM on 5-04-2006
I've been wondering why none of the Apple blogs I read have complained about this. It's been driving me crazy.
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Mikw said 5:42PM on 5-04-2006
Heh, I'm used a work PC to go to Apple.com (running XP SP2) and it has QuickTime 6 installed so it shows a broken movie image. so no autoplay at work. :) can't say the same about my PowerBook G4.
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Rayna Terror said 5:48PM on 5-04-2006
You must watch them?
Why can't you just move on to where you are going? Or do you just like to stare at the home page? Cuz, that's kinda scary.
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Tony said 5:52PM on 5-04-2006
Autoplay's for me (Firefox 1.5 on OSX)...and it IS annoying. Video should be "click to play".
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christine said 6:01PM on 5-04-2006
bugs me too! now I just go straight to store.apple.com
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Thomas said 6:11PM on 5-04-2006
Either it's just a Safari thing or it's like Simon said, turn off auto play!
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Daniel said 6:17PM on 5-04-2006
Never really visit Apple.com anyway, always go directly to the store. Only reason I've been on it recently is because of this post...
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hazkid said 6:25PM on 5-04-2006
Cool for the first 2 times visiting the page, but after watching all the ads more than 10 times on my HD, and just wanted to visit apple.com.........
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newswede said 6:37PM on 5-04-2006
Also very upset & am changing my homepage because of it.
Must be costing them lots of $$$ for bandwidth too. Dumb. What a waste of time & cash.
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Mark D. said 6:40PM on 5-04-2006
It is kind of annoying, though the real annoying part is the HD versions are much better than the crudy little ones one the front page.
(well that and running it in Quicktime embedded is cute and all, but come on Apple, join the Flash revolution, I mean I know you make QT and all, but if you must have video at least choose a less os-dependant one, I mean you want people to switch, right?)
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lgbsneak said 6:40PM on 5-04-2006
Doubly annoying when you have a really slow system, and it half locks up every-time you visit the page.
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