Smokey
05-04-2012, 08:55 PM
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What in the world Microsoft is doing? Apparently Window 8 will not come with Media Center by default which mran you can not even play DVDs even if your PC have a DVD player. I have window 7 that include Media Center and that is most fun about it. It play every video or audio format you throw at it.
I am guessing like Vista, many consumer will side step next OS upgrade.
Microsoft has given Windows users yet another reason to complain.
The company revealed yesterday that Media Center will not be built into Windows 8 despite past assurances that it would be part of the new OS. Instead, users of the Windows 8 Professional edition will have to pony up money for a Media Center Pack. Those running the basic version of Windows 8 will have to pay for a Windows 8 Pro Pack just to get Media Center.
The lack of Media Center also means that DVD playback won't natively be available in Windows 8 since that option won't be part of Windows Media Player. Users who want to play DVDs will either have to pay for the upgrade or rely on third-party utilities.
Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky said in September that Media Center would indeed be part of Windows 8, and in fact, the feature is built into the beta version. But springing the bad news at this point, Microsoft makes itself look bad and gives users yet another reason to avoid moving to Windows 8.
Microsoft angers users by cutting Media Center out of Windows 8 | Microsoft - CNET News (http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57427979-75/microsoft-angers-users-by-cutting-media-center-out-of-windows-8/)
What in the world Microsoft is doing? Apparently Window 8 will not come with Media Center by default which mran you can not even play DVDs even if your PC have a DVD player. I have window 7 that include Media Center and that is most fun about it. It play every video or audio format you throw at it.
I am guessing like Vista, many consumer will side step next OS upgrade.
Microsoft has given Windows users yet another reason to complain.
The company revealed yesterday that Media Center will not be built into Windows 8 despite past assurances that it would be part of the new OS. Instead, users of the Windows 8 Professional edition will have to pony up money for a Media Center Pack. Those running the basic version of Windows 8 will have to pay for a Windows 8 Pro Pack just to get Media Center.
The lack of Media Center also means that DVD playback won't natively be available in Windows 8 since that option won't be part of Windows Media Player. Users who want to play DVDs will either have to pay for the upgrade or rely on third-party utilities.
Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky said in September that Media Center would indeed be part of Windows 8, and in fact, the feature is built into the beta version. But springing the bad news at this point, Microsoft makes itself look bad and gives users yet another reason to avoid moving to Windows 8.
Microsoft angers users by cutting Media Center out of Windows 8 | Microsoft - CNET News (http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57427979-75/microsoft-angers-users-by-cutting-media-center-out-of-windows-8/)