Microsoft’s Media Player lags behind
July 1, 2005 by Mike Wendland
The overwhelming success of the iPod — which now accounts for about 75% of the 22 million personal music players that have been bought over the last couple of years — is putting well-deserved heat on Microsoft to tune up its much-touted, but now outdated, Microsoft Media Player. MIKE WENDLAND: Dominance of iPod leaves Microsoft player in dust.
And that has a lot of users steamed, especially those who bought rival music players under the Microsoft PlaysForSure marketing slogan and can’t figure out why their iRiver or Rio or Mojo players can’t get podcasts nearly as easily as iPods now can.
Hi Mike
You’re right - especially for commuters - I had the best travel experience ever in Bangkok’s traffic - in the train and bus - listening to a pod-cast from ABC Australia - a different experience from music listening. I now wish I had to commute more often - and your other point - Apple makes it easy .. I’ve known this for a year or so now …. and the more the new technology expands in media - the more others should come to know this .. I think
Maurice
in Thailand