Windows Laptops Ship With Linux Media Player

Posted by michael on Tuesday August 24, 2004 @08:15AM from the foot-in-the-door dept.

hqm writes "Maybe this is the real way Windows will be made irrelevant, not by a Linux desktop, but by Linux embedded software. LinuxDevices has an article stating 'NEC is the latest vendor to announce a laptop with a built-in embedded Linux based media player option. The NEC Versa S3000 will use InterVideo's InstantOn technology to enable users to listen to music, watch DVDs, and more without having to wait for Windows to load. Another major laptop vendor, Toshiba, in July launched its Qosmio laptop, which also includes a Linux-based media player environment. NEC will market the S3000 in Hong Kong and China. The laptop also includes InterVideo's popular WinDVD DVD playing software, which is also available for Linux.'"

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WinDVD by ksc · 2004-08-24 08:28 · Score: 1, Redundant

Why can't someone please release a commercial DVD player for Linux? I'm sick & Tired of messing with libraries & compiles & more missing libraries just wo watch a damn movie on one of my fav OS'es...
Re:Sounds interesting... by flosofl · 2004-08-24 08:33 · Score: 0, Redundant

Nope.

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