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Windows Media Player 10 Reviewed
An anonymous reader writes "Paul Thorrott reviews Windows Media Player 10 and notes that unlike Apple's iTunes Music Store, which offers music that is only compatible with Apple's iPod portable player, WMP 10 will work with songs from virtually any other online music store. There are more screenshots here with a download link." Reader Thomas Hawk writes "I wrote my Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 Review today the first day the software was released and one of the first reviews on the product. I basically give it good marks but there are definiately some things that they can still improve upon."
An anonymous reader writes "Since I'm somewhat wary of Microsoft's new software (particularly DRM-laden Media Player types,) I was paying attention to the EULA and privacy agreements provided when downloading the software. Ironically enough, the privacy page linked from the installer (at time of writing) merely said "TODO: Privacy policy goes here". Most certainly an honest mistake, but in the meantime it appears there is in fact no policy on privacy (or it has not yet been taken into consideration) in WMP10."
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Clearly it's a superior means of enjoying musical content over having that annoying 100 gram iPod Mini which you can actually forget you have with you, because it requires no bulky computer or extension cord and that insidious battery will last for up to 8 hours.
Microsoft Windows Media Player 10, because your not going anywhere anyway.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
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"pain is weakness leaving the body."Anyone else a little nervous that they haven't gotten around to writing a privacy policy? That seems a bit disturbing, to say the least.
TODO:
Conspiracy theory goes here.
I decided to give it a try on a work computer where I usually run iTunes. Installed it and tried to play back an old playlist where the mp3 files no longer existed (it's been a while since I've used MP). The player freaked out and told me that the CD was scratched and I should check the CD. The file wasn't even a CD. I had a good chuckle and went back to iTunes. At least it knows what type of media it's playing.
Tim Smith - Ramblings from Nerd Land
But does it run on Linux?
Does having your encoder encoded make for faster / better encoding?
That microsoft patented the TODO comment...
Theres such a thing as a decent Dell?
That's a violation of the "Certified for Windows XP" logo rules. The vendor should be denied the use of the Windows logo.
... is listed under the "Options" window... Considering the lack of a privacy policy, I guess it would make sense...
IANAL, but I've seen actors play them on TV
I salute you, hardcore gamer.
I sincerely hope they fixed that nasty bug where the volume cranks up to full blast when you move the time positional slider. You have no idea how difficult it has become to watch porn in the middle of the night on low volume.
..what does this Bum button do? http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/imag es/mp10/landing_feature_newdesign_180x96.jpg
"Anyone else a little nervous that they haven't gotten around to writing a privacy policy? That seems a bit disturbing, to say the least."
No. You don't know if they've gotten around to writing it, you only know if they've gotten around to putting it into the code.
If you were a 'glass is half full' type of person, you might think "Oh neat, they're writing a new one. Maybe they'll make it less spooky." Of course, that's not as likely to shoot you up to +5 around here.
"Derp de derp."
Its not supposed to work in Firefox, you freeloving, open source hippie!
Theres such a thing as a decent Dell?
Yup. Just like there is a user-friendly Linux distro.
Unlike Apple's iTunes Music Store, which offers music that is only compatible with Apple's iPod portable player, WMP 10 will work with songs from virtually any other online music store.
Huh? Why is WMP being compared to ITMS? Apples to Oranges (no pun intended). WMP = iTunes/Quicktime. MSN Music = ITMS. Either somebody meant to say iTunes somewhere (but it still doesn't make sense), or this is an attempt to misinform the reader.
Given that Paul Thorrott is behind this, I'm not suprized.
(go ahead and search for him. Find something where he hasn't found some way to manipulate things to put MS on top. If he isn't on Microsoft's payroll, he should be)
I use Macs to up my productivity, so up yours Microsoft!
Yeah! I'm glad I'm not the only one scratching my head over that comment. Why compare a store with a media player? It's like they're comparing apples to... uh...
When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat? -C. Palahniuk
Frank Booth, is that you!?
I'm installing it now, and was stunned to discover that you MUST archive your files so you can roll back your PC to pre-SP2 condition-- I was never given a choice as with previous 2000 and XP service packs.
Nothing bolsters my confidence in Microsoft and Windows quite like a tacit admission that they expect lots of people to have problems and therefore will need to uninstall SP2.