(Though I still don't see the point of its video support I just don't see that many people squirreling away video clips on their hard drives the way they collect MP3s.
This music, video and DVD program's new interface immediately sets it apart. With this update - a free download, Windows XP only, at - Windows Media Player moves from unacceptable to usable, and in a few cases, exceptional. Somebody at Microsoft must have noticed this change, and so we have the new Windows Media Player 10. They could download a free program that provided all the functions, from MP3 ripping to fast CD burning, that cost extra elsewhere. So Microsoft's program saw minimal improvement the company put more effort into enhancing the audio and video formats it plays, which it would love to see Hollywood adopt.īut last October, Apple released a Windows version of its iTunes music jukebox - and PC users no longer had to choose between Windows Media Player's inadequacies or Real or Musicmatch's annoyances.
It's amazing to see what an entrenched monopolist will do when it finally meets real competition.įor years, Microsoft saw no threat to its Windows Media Player from such competing music programs as Musicmatch or RealPlayer, which demanded that users either pay up for a full-featured "Pro" or "Plus" version or put up with frequent nags to upgrade.
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