.avi in a mac platform

Hi,
Can anyone tell me why .avi files work so well on a PC and not so well with FCP and Apple?
To play .avi, you need to play them through VLC on a mac.
When video editing on Adobe Premiere Pro on a PC, the files created are .avi which doesn't seem to be universally compatible with other editing systems such as FCP.
In order to edit .avi files in FCP, I need to convert them to QT first.
I would like some clarification on this topic.

And files captured with FCP may not work with premiere as they are Quicktime .movs and might be in some proprietary codec like HDV or DVCPRO HD. And footage in the Avid MXF file format won't work with other editors unless you have the codecs installed, and even then they aren't optimal.
Choose a platform, stick with that.
Shane

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