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Building A Network Device Compatible With Microsoft Windows Media Player 11
White Papers This paper describes the Media Sharing functionality in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WPM) 11, referred to as WMP Sharing, so that manufacturers of networked audio/video devices can develop products that are highly interoperable with WMP Sharing.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Media Player Row: Will The EU Read Between The Lines?
News One remedy under consideration is a requirement that Microsoft remove the Windows Media Player (WMP) from the versions of Windows that are distributed within the European Union's jurisdiction. Many government regulators and Microsoft's competitors...
[January 7, 2004, 11:45]
Windows Media: Watching You Watching DVD
News Each time a new DVD movie is played on a computer, the WMP software contacts a Microsoft Web server to get title and chapter information for the DVD," Smith wrote in his advisory. The metadata at issue lets people using WMP and XP navigate through...
[February 21, 2002, 12:06]
Monti's Verdict On Microsoft - Blow By Blow
News Microsoft retains the right to offer a version of its Windows client PC operating system product with WMP. In particular, it must not give PC manufacturers a discount conditional on their buying Windows together with WMP.
[March 24, 2004, 11:30]
Public Gets A Look At New Windows Media Player
News The Inquirer.net also was offering free copies of WMP 11 on its site. WMP 11 will be available both for Windows XP and Vista, but on different timetables. WMP 11 has, so far, received favourable reviews.
[May 16, 2006, 8:45]
Pricing Scuppers Media Player-free XP
Talkback Since practically all the most popular films are American, plus practically all major web news sites and portals like Yahoo, Msnbc, Fox news et al are using WMP exlusively, how exactly does the EU propose to stop WMP from dominating?
[June 27, 2005, 23:17]
Microsoft: DRM Trojan Hole Is Not A Vulnerability
Talkback How often do regular users need to access licences for music, when I used WMP I did it nearly everyday. Whenever a flaw is found then Microsoft either wait ages before admitting it or deny it. Seems like they're burying their heads in the sand yet...
[January 14, 2005, 12:22]
High Noon For Microsoft In EU Battle
Talkback To the chap who said WMP is free - why do you think it is free? Blimey, it's a bit 'Microsoft stooges of the world unite' around here isn't it. Or IE is free? Or Outlook Express? It's because the competition was there in the first place and the...
[May 31, 2005, 22:08]
South Korea Orders Microsoft To Unbundle Windows
Talkback However, Microsoft do not simply bundle IE/Messenger/WMP with Windows. They 'integrate' it so tightly in to the operating system that any OEM that dares to remove a Microsoft app risks breaking the operating system and 1000s of support calls.
[December 7, 2005, 12:48]
EC: A Q&A On The Microsoft Decision
News What happens if Microsoft does not disclose the specified information or offer a version of Windows without WMP within the deadlines outlined by the Commission? Is the Commission's case in line with US law as far as unbundling of the WMP is concerned?
[March 24, 2004, 11:20]
Microsoft Awaits Punitive EU Judgment
Talkback If you don't like WMP, run Real Player or QuickTime. I would second the other point that WMP is actually not a bad media player and that this also may have had some effect in its market share as well as the bundling with os
[March 18, 2004, 16:04]
RealNetworks Cries Foul Over Microsoft Antitrust Case
Talkback MOST PEOPLE do not have the choice - since MOST PEOPLE (I actually carried out a survey of this over the last few days by calling a large number of my customers) do not know how to remove WMP and install a different media player.
[April 8, 2005, 17:15]
Top Ten Things Wrong With Zune
Blog Comment And seen how WMP 11 lets you back up your licences? He's the one who says that iPods are full of stolen music, and that Linux contains Microsoft IP. It's just a sign of how Microsoft is so massively untogether, man.
[November 25, 2006, 15:42]
Getting To Grips With Longhorn
Talkback I really don't think Microsoft would gain anything from releasign the features of Windows Media Center Edition in a seperate version, I beleieve there could be a version released concentrating on media but the benefits of viewing and recording TV...
[April 15, 2005, 18:50]
Justice, The American Way
Talkback I don't mind Microsoft supplying WMP, MSN, IE etc.as optional components of the operating system. Whatever the Justice Department is taking, can I have some, and being a legal body, I think they should submit themselves for substance abuse testing...
[December 8, 2005, 15:46]
Gartner: Ignore Vista Until 2008
Talkback WindowsNT 4.0 - 5.2 all share the same kernel - the differences are in its user interface (explorer), applications (MMC, WMP), drives (filesystem, network, etc), and networking protocols (Active Directory).
[November 13, 2005, 0:06]
High Noon For Microsoft In EU Battle
Talkback I’m not a Microsoft fan but by far WMP 10 is the best media player out of its rivals. And anyway WMP is free so why would you want to buy RealPlayer to get almost similar features of WMP. At least with WMP 10 you get a full equaliser for free.
[May 31, 2005, 13:40]
Pricing Scuppers Media Player-free XP
Talkback The Bush Administration did NOT force PC makers to put Linux on their severs, nor did they force Microsoft to take out WMP nor did they dictate what should and shouldn't go into software design like the EU is doing.
[June 27, 2005, 23:51]
Justice, The American Way
Talkback I'm NOT forced to use WMP or MSN Messenger. I'm outside the US and I will wholeheartedly take Microsoft's side. I want choice despite the core functionality and Microsoft can only be held accountable IF it goes out of its way to sabotage the...
[December 8, 2005, 13:38]
Big Guns Line Up Against Microsoft
Talkback Personally I like Microsoft they're doing loads of R&D outside of instant profit making IT ideas like cures for Aids etc.and I like WMP, I also find WinXP is pretty compliant when I designate Firefox as my browser of choice.
[April 7, 2005, 5:37]
