“Support on multiple operating systems and cross-browser compliance? Doesn’t every digital distribution system offer that?”
You’d think that would be a top priority for anyone who wanted to be taken seriously, but alas, it just ain’t so.
Microsoft Silverlight
Terribly supported from the beginning, poor Silverlight may get dropped by its own developers!
Flash
Won’t play on mobile devices, won’t play in Microsoft’s new Metro browser.
iTunes Store
Quicktime is totally designed to operate at full performance on slower, non-Mac machines! No, no it isn’t.
MOD Machine
Plays on Windows.
Plays on Mac OS X.
Plays in either Quicktime.
Plays in BrainPlayer.
Plays on iPhones, iPads, iPods.
Plays even when you’re not connected to the internet!