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

You still miss the point. We have paid for WMP. It is on our PCs and cannot be removed. Therefore we are not being unreasonable in trying to get our concerns to Microsoft and even to have them fix the worst or most obvious of them.

Offering alternative products is not a reasonable response to the issue because it doesn't address the issue of software we paid for and cannot uninstall does not meet our needs.

I think Joe727 was right. You're just a troll.

Dale

"Ben" <benjimen@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:A51A1A61-0058-4F51-9DBC-E7F9B070AA8F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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 news:#NnHuvvIHHA.1008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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 news:uu2Xs6tIHHA.3872@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Ben" <benjimen@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:16818880-6261-4DE4-A3C0-25FF6ABB4F3F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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 news:evhcnRlIHHA.2232@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Ben" <benjimen@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:9BE0BE76-CFF7-43D9-814A-739F216468FD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A new level of pettiness

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"Joe727" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ezbIlxkIHHA.3952@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" <neil@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:bl5bo2942kdoi4aej9ko1gots5r0p9op40@xxxxxxxxxx
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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