Yep, David, for sure QuickTime did become a bloated behemoth ... going from my old version's 2.6 Meg to the current 32 Meg.
Like you, David, I too am NOT much of a media player user. I don't play Audio CDs on my computer. YouTubes ... VERY rarely. They have to be REALLY short because of my Dial Up. So yeah, extremely limited VidClip usage.
I have Windows Media Player 11 installed. I just uninstalled RealPlayer yesterday.
I really just want QuickTime (Or QuickTime Alternative) to be available if some content on a webpage requires it. Plus, for the occasional Audio (Voice) Clip that some of my MyOpera friends will post up. And to play the Music Clips that I periodically record from my Casio Keyboard with Audacity Recorder. I end up converting those to MP3s. I found out that those Music Clips and my friends' Voice Clips will by default be played by QuickTime when I'm on Opera Browser, which is what I always use.
That plus I wanted to upgrade to a new, more SECURE version of QuickTime. While my computer has NOT been infected in years, the fact of the matter is that my OLD QuickTime has GOT to by now be a security risk. So, I was just trying to cover that base.