I use it all the time. Because i want the video to be bigger but not full screen because ill be doing other things. Displaying on a screen where Fullscreen mode would be inappropriate, such as some multiple monitor setups or split-screen workloads. I use it everyday. It's basically the only view mode I use. More @Wikipedia
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