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Windows XP Media Center Extends To TVs In Europe

Tom Warren   on 19 March 2004 - 15:27 · 3 comments & 471 views

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Consumers in the UK, France and Germany to Enjoy Media Center Edition Experience on TVs Throughout Their Homes by 2005

Microsoft announced today that Windows® Media Center Extender Technology will be available in Europe in the first half of 2005. The software will power a new generation of products that will extend the Media Center Edition PC experience allowing consumers to access their favourite digital entertainment, such as live and recorded television, photos, movies, and music that reside on their Windows XP Media Center Edition PC, from any room in the home — regardless of where the PC is located. Media Center Extender Technology will not only provide access to rich content and services, but will enable devices throughout the home to utilise the full processing and storage capabilities of the PC creating new opportunities for services and providing unprecedented choice and access to content for consumers.

Consumers can enjoy the benefits of Media Center Extender technology through a set-top box connected to their television or can purchase a new television with this technology fully integrated.

“Customers are telling us they don’t want to be tied to the room where their PC lives to look at their digital pictures or view a programme recorded on their Media Center PC,” said Paul Randle, Windows Product Manager in the UK. “Windows Media Extender Technologies will address this head on by giving consumers the freedom to enjoy their digital entertainment experiences on any TV display in the home.”

News source: Microsoft UK Press Centre


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#1 eilegz on 19 Mar 2004 - 17:02
that will change if EU ask ms to unbundle wmp from windows
#2 darksoul on 19 Mar 2004 - 22:58
they might be able to argue that they are selling a specialized system, not a computer..
#3 vaferone on 22 Mar 2004 - 20:24
MS can still have WMP bundled, they just have to sell a non-bundled version also

like
Windows Xp Home: MEDIA LITE
Windows XP Home: REGULAR

WINDOWS XP PRO: MEDIA LITE
WINDOWS XP PRO: REGULAR

Then they can sell Media Center computers as
WINDOWS XP PRO: MEDIA EXPANDED

then they have the different flavors

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