Wow. Has it been this long? I guess it has. Anyway, Mack has a great writeup on the history of Windows Media Center which is worth reading.

"On September 3rd, Microsoft will celebrate the five year anniversary of Windows Media Center, arguably one of the company’s more successful products. Windows XP Media Center Edition was released to manufacturers in the United States and Canada in 2002, and Microsoft has followed up with a number of releases since then, most recently as part of Windows Vista. The software is at the core of Microsoft’s digital media strategy and looks to have a bright future ahead. In this post we’ll take a look at what Windows Media Center is, the levels of success it has achieved thus far, and finally we’ll touch on where Microsoft might take the product in the next few years."

Get the full story over at http://www.last100.com/2007/08/23/windows-media-center-a-microsoft-success-story/.

Thanks, Mack...!



Categories: Windows Media Center | Birthday | Comments [7] | # | Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:51:04 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)   
Friday, August 24, 2007 8:02:56 AM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
So happy birthday for MCE, and congratulations for all the team :)

Luis Fraile
MVP Team System
Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:29:20 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
Happy Birthday to MCE. I have been working away and traveling on lots of flights and Media Center on my Samsung Q1 kept me sane!
Thursday, August 30, 2007 8:39:18 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
Media Center does indeed have a fanastic interface and I hope to soon make it the foundation for my entire home entertainment system. However, I can't help but mention that the program lacks a few basic details that are almost inexcusably omitted.

One: In iTunes and even Windows Media Player, it's possible to skip to certain points on audio CDs using the time code. In Windows Media Center, it appears to be only possible to skip to set tracks. This can be bothersome when listening to, say, an audio book.

Two: It's far too complicated to get back to DVD start menus in Windows Media Center. Much, much easier in Windows Media Player.

Any resolution to these drawbacks forseen in the immediate future?
Steven Barry
Thursday, September 06, 2007 1:15:57 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
Two: It's far too complicated to get back to DVD start menus in Windows Media Center. Much, much easier in Windows Media Player.

Thursday, September 06, 2007 1:16:43 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
iTunes and even Windows Media Player, it's possible to skip to certain points on audio CDs using the time code.
Thursday, September 06, 2007 1:19:17 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
It's far too complicated to get back to DVD start menus in Windows Media Center. Much, much easier in Windows Media Player
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 3:10:25 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
That's really useful, thanks.
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