Comments on: Why Miro is Better than Joost

By: Motsmoott

Motsmoott — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:07:55 +0000

Sweet blog. I never know what I am going to come across next. I think you should do more posting as you have some pretty intelligent stuff to say.

I’ll be watching you .

By: worx???

worx??? — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:20:28 +0000

I personally would be happy if miro would just work as expected. The aggregator is cool, but it has so many bugs and is so totally anti-ergonomic. I think that you made the wrong decision regarding the underlying technology – now you haw to deal with that moz-bloat and still have not all the widgets needed for a comfortable interface. You should use wxwidgets or even with java you would get something better. Right now I have a 180MB Miro Process in memory and loading of new videos is stuck – the little indicators are circling and circling but no new video is loaded – really, using miro daily is impossible because it ALWAYS has some problem – extremely annoying!

By: Creating a new video revolution… | BuhSnarf.net

Creating a new video revolution… | BuhSnarf.net — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:14:31 +0000

[...] idea behind this is that Joost is bad for creators, bad for viewers and bad for the Internet. A blog post by the executive director of the PCF, Nicholas Reville, explain in more detail why Miro is the [...]

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:57:36 +0000

I believe it is only appropriate for Miro to release a blow-by-blow comparison against Joost. To some people this may be regarded as mudslinging, but to me this is done only to inform the public and reemphasize Miro’s mission (which is counter to that of Joost). The two are different in some aspects, but are similar in many – so the comparison is valid and not in any way childish. Notice that although Google is primarily a search and advertising company it is Microsoft’s main competitor; thus although at first glance Joost is distinct from Miro, the two will slowly emerge as direct competitors – to some they already are. Consider a publisher, will he be working exclusively with Joost or release a video feed that is accessible through Miro?

I think Miro’s answer to Joost, and this is already in development to implementation phase is Miro Player Co-Branding. By doing this Miro will earn through licensing and support, hence more funds for development. But more importantly the publisher or the organization doing the co-branding will have more control on the distribution of his content.

For people with similar sentiments as Robert Baldock above, you may appear “mature” in labeling this comparison or blog post as mud-slinging but upon careful inspection what emanates is your lack of foresight.

By: What Joost and Miro can learn from each other | JoostTeam.com

What Joost and Miro can learn from each other | JoostTeam.com — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:24:50 +0000

[...] been getting all the attention. But is it really true that Joost is â€œa pretty dull product,â€ as the Miro blog laments? Weâ€™re not so certain about that. Sure, Joost has its shortcomings, but it also has some pretty [...]

By: What Joost And Miro Could Learn From Each Other « NewTeeVee

What Joost And Miro Could Learn From Each Other « NewTeeVee — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:01:21 +0000

[...] all the attention. But is it really true that Joost is “a pretty dull product,” as the Miro blog laments? We’re not so certain about that. Sure, Joost has its shortcomings, but it also has some [...]

By: Miro Public Review 3 Released » Brown Thoughts

Miro Public Review 3 Released » Brown Thoughts — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:45:40 +0000

[...] How is Miro different from Joost? For starters, Miro has 2,500 unrestricted (DRM-free) channels, and is an open platform. Here’s an interesting comparison chart posted on the official blog. [...]

By: mark

mark — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:42:47 +0000

Just got a link about the new beta in my email. Never been a regular user of Miro but after reading your blog I’ve put Miro in my dock and I intend to make sure I use it.
(and recommend it to my friends!)

Keep up the good work, the 11 people at Miro!

Mark.

By: Miro vs. Joost « Stefon’s Blog

Miro vs. Joost « Stefon’s Blog — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:31:25 +0000

[...] Foundation have created an overview to underline the differences between joost and miro. They also posted an article about why they think that miro is better than joost. Why would a company like Joost want to make an [...]

By: freechelmi

freechelmi — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:08:35 +0000

thanks for this post, I think it’s good to talk about competition, as VOIP SIP softphones have to compare to skype. .

As today I can”t stand people telling me , call me on Skype, I won’t like either people talking about the last shit broadcasted on Joost.

Let’s take good ideas of joost and make Miro better !

I disagree about quality , Joost uses coreavc chich is twince faster than x264, you can beat them only if x264 improves and if people publish.

Anyway I saw people telling miro is different from Joost as it does not do LiveTV. this is only because LivePlaying is not coded Yet, But with 500kbits bitrate content , most people wil be able to watch it. And even x264 encoded at this bitrate can look like DVD quality.

So keep up the good work !