Re: Watch out for Media Player 11 - It's Awful!!!

Sorry the 2 of you are so upset, was really just offering my opinion that
the software is good, and that if you didn't care for it, to try some of the
other options out there. Continued harping comes across as whining, which
I'm sure isn't you're intent -- just the perception from reading what you
write. You should take a look at JRiver MediaCenter:
http://www.jrmediacenter.com/ it's a comprehensive solution that might be a
good alternative to WMP11 for you, as by the topic header you've got going
here, you think "It's Awful!!!"

There's probably a lot of other media players out there for you to try, most
of them come with trial versions (as does MediaCenter) Can anyone recommend
some others for Joe and Dale to take a look at?

Good luck!!! :)

"Dale" <noemailplease@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ben's role within the group seems to be to simply try to belittle any
poster who posts negatively about WMP. He doesn't offer any one any
technical support, he doesn't discuss any thing that could/should be done
better. He doesn't ask any support questions. So, I'm not quite sure why
he even comes here. Nothing he ever says is about WMP - he only talks
about other news group posters.

Dale

"Joe727" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Ben" <benjimen@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It's very much yesterdays news, however, maybe someone somewhere will
appreciate you're taking the time to point it out.


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"Joe727" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Ben" <benjimen@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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A new level of pettiness

<see response below to this top-poster's post>


"Joe727" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" <neil@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:30:28 -0500, "Joe727" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

It's also exactly why the European Commisson forced Microsoft to
'unbind'
Windows Media Player from Microsoft Operating Systems. In the
European
Union, when you buy a Microsoft Operating System, Windows Media
Player is
not part of it.

That statement is Nonsense (r).

You can opt to purchase "Windows XP N" with reduced media
functionality, if you prefer. Most people given the choice would
have
as much functionality enabled as possible given the pricing is
identical. Hence windows N sells virtually no copies, and is just a
marketing exercise to keep the EU happy.

Cheers - Neil
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2006
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

Read the article at the link you snipped without indicating you
performed a snip.

Here's the link again:

http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?newsID=7465&pagtype=all

If you don't like that article, there are many others you can Google.

Joe


How so? Nevermind, don't bother responding to that question - nobody
cares.

Anyway, if you, or the other poster don't want to Google for additional
info on the Euro Version of Windows, then here's a link to Microsoft's
website concerning it:

http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/editions/xp-home/edition-n.mspx

Joe


The other fellow called it "nonsense" and proceeded to snip the link that
showed it is not. The point is, that everywhere other than in the EU,
Windows Media Player is part of the Windows Operating System, when
Microsoft has clearly demonstrated it does not need to be. As such, you
cannot Uninstall WMP, you can only roll-back to previous versions.

If Microsoft wants to compete with ITunes, then it should roll out
separate software like Apple has done. BTW, I don't like Quick Time and
don't have it installed. The same with Real Player. I use Quick Time
alternative as well as Real Player alternative.

I am not anti-Microsoft. I really like Windows and WMP 10 and that's
what I use. Windows Media Player 11 is a mess IMO FWIW.

Joe







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