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New Windows Media Player Leaks
TacoLL writes "A new version of Windows Media Player, Windows Media Player 11, is set to be made public on Wednesday, however, it has found its way into the hands of internet users before its public release. Flexbeta has some early screenshots of the next Media Player for Windows users."
Any word on OGG support?
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Leaks viewing/listening history through firewall directly to MPAA/RIAA?
Security leaks?
Leaks memory?
Oh, wait, you mean, the product itself was leaked.
Never mind, I'm sure the other types of leaks will follow soon enough.
Looks like their SERVER was running Windows Media 11.
Oh, wait...
Two comments on this story and flexbeta is already down. Coral cache and mirrordot didn't even have time to grab a copy. Great job, everyone.
0 1 - just my two bits
Are they going to search our call records to determine the source of the leak?! *knock knock* "Oh Hi Bill." *ziiiiiing* (BSOD)
EFF
Cool! Amazing Toys.
Are these the same screen shots that PC Mag published online this morning?
Leaks viewing/listening history through firewall directly to MPAA/RIAA?
Security leaks?
Leaks memory?
it leaks wii.
There are 10 types of people in this world, those who can count in binary and those who can't.
It's NOT slashdotted guys. It's "Buffering..." :P
I was hoping for something tasty like a memory leak. Something that would gradually bring your machine to a crawl over a 2 hour period. Pissed-off users rebooting all day and not knowing why. Wailing and teeth-gnashing at Microsoft. Now that would have been worth the read...
"Eve of Destruction", it's not just for old hippies anymore...
just recompile the source with a -lhell-froze-over option. ...also worth noting: -lmonkeys-flew-out-my-butt will compile it for AmigaOS.
There are 10 types of people in this world, those who can count in binary and those who can't.
Does DRM not protect media player?
Gee, what other explanation is there for MS' tremendous market share? :)
Number of people that care so far: 0
I'm perfectly willing to disagree, since I don't want or think it's the responsibility of my OS vendor to provide me with a heavyweight media player
Yes, why should Microsoft catter to ordinary users, they should instead please the geeks who will compile their own geeky media player from OSS CVS repositories.
In time it may do a real good for them, and they may reach the staggering numbers of adoption of Linux as an out-of-the-box easy to use Desktop experience your mom and pop could easily work with.
Something that would gradually bring your machine to a crawl over a 2 hour period.
You mean like the one Firefox has?
Seriously, the best marketing for Microsoft is to "leak" one of its products.
Take a leak on its products? -> First thought in my mind after reading the headline "New Windows Media Player Leaks" was that it still needs potty training.
If that was their intention, then, well, mission accomplished!
--- Hindsight is 20/20, but walking backwards is not the answer.
But "leaking" a yawn-inducing product two days before the official release?
Yawn inducing? You can't tell me you're not excited about all the great new DRM options...I hear it can actually keep you from playing anything on it at all!
ZuluPad, the wiki notepad on crack
...in the voice of that talking space-ship from "Flight of the Navigator":
"I don't leak. You leak!"
(Best talking space-ship urination joke ever!).