Longhorn’s Media Player on Windows XP?

[balilu]

Microsoft's original plans for Windows Media Player (WMP) 11–formerly code-named Aurora–were fairly low-key, with just a few minor new features. That's all changed: Microsoft has canceled Aurora, and the company is moving the Longhorn media player to XP. Now code-named Polaris, WMP 11 will be a major release. There's just one problem: Instead of shipping in November, as per the original plan, WMP 11 will now ship in a public beta during that month, coinciding with Longhorn Beta 2. The final release is roughly scheduled for early 2006. You heard it here first.

Source: Ars Technica

microsoft will keep few reasons for people to buy longhorn beacuse alot of features are coming to xp altough if someone wants his OS to look like a Mac he definetly needs longhorn.

 

[ionicle_old]

sounds ok, but will it be free on windows update, me thinks not! £££££ and nah w,p 10 does what i want it too!

 

[Dav0s]

ok another article for the news team. also if you absolutely must do this (which iwd rather u didnt) make sure u give proper credit to the source.

 

[balilu]

ok another article for the news team. also if you absolutely must do this (which iwd rather u didnt) make sure u give proper credit to the source.

what do you mean??

 

[Dav0s]

you have quoted something but not said where it came from. this is plagerism and will not be accepted on this forum or by the source.

 

[balilu]

ok dave i will edit the threads with news that i've started and i will include the source. 10x for the heads up

 

[Joe]

http://msmvps.com/chrisl/ (this is where from ars technia quoted from) -- the link for his article

the reason i didnt post - its old knowledge that the majority of the Longhorn system will be released on Win XP (u can download the beta for XP now EDIT: from here ) and its a microsofdt trend that new Windows media players for new oses are usually always available for all recent Oses <cept 10 it only wants to play with XP it doesnt even like 2003>

 

[Dav0s]

hehe genuine windows download i mean thats ok then

 

[ionicle_old]

lol yep!