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HP Dumps Linux for Windows XP MCE in New Media Player

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the switching-it-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There hasn't been much said about this, but HP's new z545 Digital Entertainment Center appears to be a Windows-based re-spin of an earlier Linux-based model that HP unveiled three years ago at the Tech X NY trade show in New York, and which was sold for some time as the de100c Digital Entertainment Center. Seems like the joint's gone downhill ever since Perens left."

5 of 225 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Not quite a backwards step by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's a great decision. I mean you don't use a server os for playing your illegal mp3's right? Sounds like Windows has found it's appropriate market niche.. toys

  2. Re:BFD by gilesjuk · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well if Microsoft can make the system tidy and appliance-like that's fine. There's nothing worse than the interface dying and the Windows desktop appearing. That and when you get an error and a dialog box appears that you can't cancel.

    See ATMs for examples of these.

  3. Re:I mourn for HP. by random_rabbit · · Score: 2, Funny

    I agree with the parent. The moment HP stopped concentrating on brown sauce, I lost all respect. I'm switching to Daddie's.

  4. I have one windows machine and I am not happy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    it is my internet radio which runs windows (ce?) and even with upgrades it is not able to play the latest windows media streams. go figure.
    I buy a machine with windows embedded and they(hw company+ms) are not even able to keep it compatible within their own framework.

  5. I guess I can stop by theendlessnow · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess I can stop imagining a beowulf cluster of these.