While most people won't be able to get their hands on Vista until next year, consumers will be able to get some of the media enhancements sooner. Microsoft is on track to release a Windows XP version of Windows Media Player 11 before the end of June, the company confirmed last week.
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Member since:2005-09-15
great still no DRM support though. That means if we want to buy individual songs vs. the whole (and usually crap filled fluff) CD we have to continue dual booting/VMWareing to CD burn then rip again. Which begs the question - why keep using Linux then if it can't do the job? Don't get me wrong, I love the Linux movement but I believe Apple will ship the MacOS for all systems and at 300% cheaper than MSFT Winblows long before Linux gets 100% support for desktop use. I hate DRM too but I'm a realist - it's not going away, what IS going to go away is NON-DRM.
Member since:2005-07-06
Don't get me wrong, I love the Linux movement but I believe Apple will ship the MacOS for all systems and at 300% cheaper than MSFT Winblows long before Linux gets 100% support for desktop use. I hate DRM too but I'm a realist - it's not going away, what IS going to go away is NON-DRM.
You have to be a Microsoft-troll. Noone else shorts Microsoft as MSFT. That is: everyone who doesn't have MSFT stocks simply calls them MS.
And Linux can do the job. The job usually involves Amule though :p
Member since:2006-01-12
Member since:2005-07-11
I hate DRM too but I'm a realist - it's not going away, what IS going to go away is NON-DRM.
Actually it isnt. The retail stores are still full of DRM free music.
Then there is the low bit rates music downloads of online services like iTunes. Doesn iTunes use like 112Kbp/s ATRAC or something? I suppose that might cut it if your best piece of audio equipment is mediocre, but I am simply not willing to put up with less than CD quality. And why should I put up with lower quality when it doesnt cost me any less money?
(and usually crap filled fluff)
That totally depends on the artist. Perhaps the problem is you only listen to music written and produced by no talent losers who just couldnt come up with more than one decent song to put on their CD?
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2005-06-30
Yes, you did. There is a link that goes here...
https://helix-client.helixcommunity.org/2005/devdocs/windowsMedia.ht...
The helix media player is open source, and some use it for multimedia support in Linux.