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Windows Media Player 10 Reviewed

Posted by michael on from the mplayer-rules dept.

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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  1. Testimonial by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    WMP makes for a throughly enjoyable experience, whether you are jogging through the park with a laptop slung over your shoulder or sitting at your desk listening to the Beatles over the hum and whirr of cooling fans.

    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.

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  2. Re:TODO: by eight22 · · Score: 5, Funny

    There must also be a page that says "TODO: Security policy goes here."

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    = + :c: YELLBACK :tm: +
  3. Re:No Privacy Policy? by petabyte · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  4. Open source? by iamdrscience · · Score: 5, Funny
    the privacy page linked from the installer (at time of writing) merely said "TODO: Privacy policy goes here".
    Ah, I see Microsoft is beginning to adopt some open source development ideas. Excellant!