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XP MCE To Expand Throughout Europe and Australia

Tom Warren Neowin @tomwarren · May 10, 2004 18:33 EDT with -1 comments

Media Center PCs to Be on Sale in Australia, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland By End of Year

Microsoft Corp. today announced it is working with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original device manufacturers (ODMs) to offer Media Center PCs later this year to five new countries: Australia, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Based on Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2004, Media Center PCs incorporate easy-to-use integrated digital entertainment that consumers can enjoy when and how they want. In addition to traditional PC-based tasks such as word processing and spreadsheets, consumers can use Windows XP Media Center PCs to enjoy live television, for personal video recording (PVR), digital music or video playback, DVDs and pictures, all with the freedom of remote-control access.

News source: Microsoft PressPass