Vimeo supporting ignoring user request to make site usable for lectures (vimeo.com)

1 points by grogenaut 12y ago ↗ HN

Despite being used heavily for online lectures and classes, Vimeo's support staff has been claiming for 2 years that it is pointless to allow variable playback rates for their videos.

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codezero 12y ago ↗

They may be catering to professors who prefer that their videos are not able to be played at a higher speed.

If the professor cared, they would just use YouTube, so if anything they are listening to their users, that is, their content creators, and not to their content consumers. That, or they don't even have a dog in the race and just don't want to add more features that aren't essential for the majority.